title: Artificial Ligaments: Promise or Panacea?
abstract: The FDA has approved a prosthetic ligament for limited use in persons with a damaged anterior cruciate ligament, and it will likely approve a second device this year. Some orthopedic surgeons say these developments herald a new era of surgery, while others warn that it is too early to tell.
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authors.lastname: Lubell