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Review
. 2007 Jun;15(6):690-704.
doi: 10.1007/s00167-006-0236-1. Epub 2007 Apr 12.

A literature review of autograft and allograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Jonathan Marrale  1 , Matthew C Morrissey, Fares S Haddad
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Review

A literature review of autograft and allograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Jonathan Marrale et al. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

Knee anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery has significantly evolved and now includes the option of using an allograft. This has resulted in numerous studies evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of allografts. The purpose of this literature review is to evaluate this research and present important findings to allow the selection of the most appropriate graft source when considering allograft versus autograft reconstruction.

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  • Auto- or allograft for ACL-reconstruction?
    Eriksson E. Eriksson E. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2007 Jun;15(6):689. doi: 10.1007/s00167-007-0354-4. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2007. PMID: 17487472 No abstract available.

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