Should allografts be used for routine anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions? No, allografts should not be used for routine ACL reconstruction.
Sports medicine Clinic, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. donnie@carletonsportsmed.com
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D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003363:Cost Control; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000637:transplantation*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000009:adverse effects; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000191:economics; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000276:immunology