- Bone Patellar Bone Repair:
- Femoral Tunnel:
- Tibial Tunnel:
- Tendon Graft:
- according to Noyes et. al., strength of 14 mm-wide graft of patellar tendon is approximately 175% the strength of normal
Anterior Cruciate Ligament;
- semitendinosus graft is approx 75%, gracilis tendon is approx 25%, and 20 mm-wide iliotibial band is approx 20% strength of
normal ACL
Ligament length relationships in the moving knee.
An in vivo strain gage study of elongation of the anterior cruciate ligament.
Biomechanics of fascia lata ligament replacements: Early postoperative changes in the goat.
Early experience with the Gore-Tex polytetrafluoroethylene anterior cruciate ligament prosthesis.