ACL Injury and Its Treatment
This volume presents detailed information on surgically relevant anatomy and histology of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), biomechanics, diagnostics, and ACL reconstruction. In light of the growing body of evidence demonstrating the advantages of ana
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Mitsuo Ochi • Konsei Shino • Kazunori Yasuda • Masahiro Kurosaka Editors
ACL Injury and Its Treatment
Editors Mitsuo Ochi Hiroshima University Hiroshima Japan Kazunori Yasuda Graduate School of Medicine Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan
Konsei Shino Sports Orthopaedic Center Yukioka Hospital Osaka Japan Masahiro Kurosaka Graduate School of Medicine Kobe University Kobe Japan
ISBN 978-4-431-55856-9 ISBN 978-4-431-55858-3 DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-55858-3
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Foreword
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is one of the most frequent orthopaedic sports-related injuries. An ACL injury can be devastating, particularly for a young athlete where high-level participation in strenuous sports is usually not possible without surgical reconstruction of the ACL. Furthermore, the long-term development of knee osteoarthritis is common. It is therefore extremely important to continue to develop new approaches to reconstruct the ACL, striving to provide patients with the best potential for a successful outcome, aiming to maintain both long-term knee health and quality of life. Historically, ACL reconstruction was performed via an arthrotomy, with the goal to reproduce the native anatomy of the ACL. However, as with all modern surgery, minimally invasive surgical techniques were introduced in knee surgery, which subsequently led to the development of arthroscopically assisted ACL reconstruction. Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction was first performed using a two-incision and later a one-incision technique. Both techniques were fast and efficient, but unfortunately neither was consistent with respect to reproducing the native ACL anatomy. Surgeons attempting to learn the new, minimally
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