Arthroscopic Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using LARS Artificial Ligament: Journal of Surgical Research – 2010

Purpose: The aims of this study were to analyze the preliminary clinical effects of arthroscopic recon- struction of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) using Ligament Advanced Reinforcement System (LARS) ar- tificial ligament. It is hypothesized that LARS artificial ligament is a safe and effective choice for PCL recon- struction, providing good knee stability.
Materials and methods: Forty-one patients who un- derwent PCL reconstruction using LARS artificial liga- ment were enrolled in this retrospective study.

Cruciate ligament reconstruction using LARS artificial ligament under arthroscopy: 81 cases report – Chinese Medical Journal – 2010 

Background: There are many different materials used for ligament reconstruction. Currently, autograft, allograft, and artificial ligaments are used in the reconstruction.
Method: Eighty-one cases were reconstructed with the LARS ligament under arthroscopy, including 43 cases of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, 20 cases of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury, and 18 cases of ACL combined with PCL injuries of the knee.
The follow up period was 10 to 49 months. The International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) and Lysholm knee score scales were used for functional evaluation.

Synthetic ACL grafts are more important than clinical nonbelievers may realize – The journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery – Vol 31, No 5, p; 969-970 – by the Arthroscopy Association of North America – 2015

Abstract: Artificial ACL grafts are structural ties, designed to resist tension, but not designed to undergo biologic ligamentization by the host. Strategically, an artificial ACL graft may be used as reinforcement to augment ACL repair, ACL autograft, ACL allograft, or tissue-engineered ACL. Most artificial ACL grafts have had poor reported outcomes. However, the Ligament Augmentation and Reconstruction System (LARS) artificial ACL graft shows positive clinical outcomes.