Partial Chronic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: What to Do
Interest in isolated tears of one of the two bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament has increased over recent years. It is thought that by only reconstructing the ruptured bundle while preserving the uninjured bundle contributes to faster graft healing
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Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso Joan Carles Monllau Editors
The ACL-Deficient Knee A Problem Solving Approach
Editors Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso, MD, PhD International ACL Study Group Hospital 9 de Octubre Hospital Arnau de Vilanova Valencia Spain
Joan Carles Monllau, MD, PhD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital de la Sta Creu i Sant Pau Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ICATME, Institut Universitari Dexeus Barcelona Spain
ISBN 978-1-4471-4269-0 ISBN 978-1-4471-4270-6 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-4270-6 Springer London Heidelberg New York Dordrecht
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Foreword I
Twenty-five years have passed since we published the first edition of The Crucial Ligaments and a much expanded 2nd edition was published in 1994. Drs. Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso and Joan Carles Monllau now offer The ACLDeficient Knee – A Problem Solving Approach. They support their text, and the work based on the fact that the ACL “is an injury that has not been completely solved” and that “problem resolution” is a more constructive and logical approach than “closed compartment” presentation. Indeed, they are absolutely correct. The strengths of this new, fresh, and much needed con
