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Anatomic Instability Factors: Principals and Secondary for Patellar Instability
Patellofemoral instability represents a severe problem in young and active patients [1, 2]. Recurrent instability episodes often cause injury to structures within the patellofemoral joint, including soft tissu...
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Triaxial accelerometer can quantify the Lachman test similarly to standard arthrometers
To assess the relationship between the KiRA triaxial accelerometer and the KT-1000 measurements in the intact, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficient, and ACL reconstructed knee joint for the quantificatio...
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Open AccessThe biomechanical role of meniscal allograft transplantation and preliminary in-vivo kinematic evaluation
Meniscus allograft transplantation (MAT) is a surgical procedure performed in patients complaining post-meniscectomy syndrome. Although the effectiveness of MAT on knee stability has been already demonstrated ...
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Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with an all-epiphyseal “over-the-top” technique is safe and shows low rate of failure in skeletally immature athletes
The aim of this study was to follow up, clinically and radiographically, skeletally immature patients who underwent ACL reconstruction with an all-epiphyseal “over-the-top” technique.
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Eminentia Fractures
The surgical treatment for fractures of eminentia intercondylaris of the tibia is a controversial topic. Multiple techniques using different approaches, arthroscopic portals, and fixation methods have been des...
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Surgical Timing in Combined Ligamentous Injuries
Although rare, multiligament knee injuries (MLKIs) are associated with high morbidity and are challenging to treat. In the acute setting, the surgeon must be vigilant for neurovascular lesion that is often ass...
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Common Scales and Checklists in Sports Medicine Research
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are key tools when performing clinical research, but they must possess particular properties before they are used; moreover during the early stage of study design, att...
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Laxity-Based Return to Play
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are very common injuries among professional football players, and if not managed properly, they can lead to further intra-articular lesions and premature osteoarthritis, ...
