Using Tendons & Ligaments in ACL Surgery
When I do ACL surgery, I typically use a graft. This means I take a tendon and configure it to reconstruct a ligament. Apparently, many people aren’t aware of this!
Opioids after ACL Surgery
In the 1990s, pain was considered a vital sign and it was considered malpractice to not prescribe tremendous amounts of narcotics, including opioids, including after ACL surgery.
Why ACL Tears Are So Devastating
This author reviews why ACL tears are so devastating and so common, who tends to tear their ACL, what the surgery entails and most importantly, the recovery.
Lower Donor Site Morbidity With Hamstring and Quadriceps Tendon Autograft
Congratulations to Kyle Kunze for publishing this important paper. This systematic review looked at the ACL surgery, specifically which tendon is harvested to reconstruct the ligament.
Physio profiles 13 elite athletes to explore the physical and mental toll of ACL injuries
An Australian physiotherapist who treats sports injuries interviewed 13 elite athletes after their ACL injury and surgery to explore recovering from ACL injury.
The Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration Implant—known as the BEAR implant
The Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration Implant—known as the BEAR implant—encourages the stumps of a torn ACL to grow back together. This article discusses how we’re enabling the ligament to repair itself.
My first Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration (BEAR) Implant
Sharing this a link to Miach Orthopaedics, who shared a post congratulating me and the Hospital for Special Surgery for our first Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration (BEAR) implant surgery. Learn more about the BEAR implant on their website.
Prehab before ACL surgery and impact on recovery
Prehab is often prescribed before ACL surgery as we aim to have nearly full range of motion and minimal swelling before surgery. However, most patients have a limited number of physical therapy visits and therefore was try to “save” visits for after surgery.