Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With LARS Artificial Ligament: A Multicenter Study With 3- to 5-Year Follow-up (2010)
Purpose: The aim of this multicenter study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction by use of the Ligament Advanced Reinforcement System (LARS) artificial ligament (Surgical Implants and Devices, Arc-sur-Tille, France) with 3- to 5-year follow-up.
Comparison of isometric and anatomical graft placement in synthetic ACL reconstructions: A pilot study – ELSEVIER – 2013
Correct graft placement is critical to the success of anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions (ACLR). Whilst current trend is to insert the graft in an anatomical location
Isometric reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament femoral and tibial tunnel placement (J.P. Laboureau – 2016)
Study of ACL reconstruction failures shows that half of them are due to technical faults . This is true for all types of transplants and specially for those involving synthetic materials, which are less tolerant than autogenous tissues .
As a whole the ACL is not isometric. It is globally taut in extension and relaxed for a 90° knee flexion . However, some transitional fibers are close to isometry as it has been shown by many authors(Daniel- Abbink-Bradley).