Current Strategies and Future Directions to Optimize ACL Reconstruction in Adolescent Patients

The incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in the pediatric population has risen in recent years. These injuries have historically presented a management dilemma in skeletally immature patients with open physes and significant growth remaining at time of injury. While those nearing s...

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Main Authors: Dustin Jon Richter, Roger Lyon, Scott Van Valin, Xue-Cheng Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsurg.2018.00036/full