Contralateral Patellar Tendon Graft May Offer Faster ACL RehabInjuries to the knee articular cartilage are extremely common, and, until recently, methods for treatment did not produce good long-term results. A better understanding of how articular cartilage responds to injury has produced various ...
The most common variation in ACL surgery is the type of graft that is used to replace the damaged ACL, and there are three common types of grafts that are used forACL replacement. The first technique is to remove approximately 1/3 of the patellar tendon (another tendon that comprises the ...
Surgical repair of a torn ACL involves reconstruction of the ligament, often using a tendon graft from the hamstrings on the back of the knee or the patellar tendon at the front of the knee, according to theCleveland Clinic.Grafts can also be taken from cadaver tissue. ACL reconstruction surg...
They suggested I complete a full ACL rehab protocol (the kind they have people do as ACL prehab now). They also suggestedthese collagen supplementsand a regiment of stretches that would keep my hamstrings, hip flexors, and quadriceps limber. I did the exercises and stretches every day for 8...