Intra-articular Z-lig implant restores feline stifle stability in an ex vivo cruciate insufficiency model – Université de Copenhague – Mars 2023
Objective : To determine stifle joint stability after intra-articular reconstruction (IAR) of the transected cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) using an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene graft (Z-Lig) in a novel limb press model, and to report simulated muscle force ratios before and aer repair.
ESVOT Congress – Résultats de 107 reconstruction CCL avec un suivi post opératoire disponible entre 1 et 7 ans – Octobre 2023
CRANIAL CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES IN DOGS AND CATS – INTRA ARTICULAR RECONSTRUCTION WITH UHMWPE MEDICAL GRADE FREE FIBERS SYNTHETIC IMPLANT – RESULTS
The CrCL intra artiular reconstruction with the Z-lig implant gave good to excellent results in 97% of cases.
The method restores stability of the stifle and does not create any irreversible situation in case of complication. Only bony tunnels are drilled. The fast recovery and the easy post-operative period are the two major advantages for the owners.
Sternoclavicular joint reconstruction for instability using LARS ligament : report of surgical technique and early outcomes – Orthopaedics proceedings – British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery – 2013
Traumatic injuries to the sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) are uncommon representing only 3% of all
injuries to the shoulder girdle. Acutely, the majority are managed non-operatively with physiotherapy rehabilitation. We report a new technique using a LARS® ligament (Ligament Augmentation and Reconstruction System) with good early post-operative results.
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
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.