BASK Instructional Lecture 1: graft selection in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
It is important to realise that the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a living structure which at the present time cannot be truly replaced. It has a purpose built, unique anatomical structure with a blood supply and nerve supply including proprioception and no substitute currently available can fulfill all of these functions.
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D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous