Allografts in PCL reconstructions

Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries are often associated with other ligament lesions. Multiligament reconstructions require an important quantity of grafts and often determine the need for cadaver allografts during the surgical repair procedures. Herein, the fundamentals of allografts that ha...

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Main Author: Silva, L. D. (author)
Other Authors: Pereira, Hélder Filipe Carvalho (author), Monteiro, Alberto (author), Castro, Artur Pereira de (author), Piedade, Sérgio R. (author), Ripoll, Pedro Luís (author), Oliveira, J. M. (author), Reis, R. L. (author), Mendes, João Espregueira (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Ligaments
PCL
Reconstruction
Ciências Médicas::Biotecnologia Médica
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/40322
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/40322
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Summary:Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries are often associated with other ligament lesions. Multiligament reconstructions require an important quantity of grafts and often determine the need for cadaver allografts during the surgical repair procedures. Herein, the fundamentals of allografts that have been currently used for PCL reconstructions are overviewed. The main issues to be considered when surgeons choose this therapeutic option are also discussed.

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