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| Revision ACL Reconstruction | | | | - synthetic |
| | | | | - Plan the hardware removal |
| Overview | | | | - Plan tunnel placement |
| | | | - Large tunnel.... |
| Revision ACL Surgery | | | | |
| After you have an ACL reconstruction you lead a | | | | Revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) |
| normal injury free return to all activities. It is an | | | | reconstruction is indicated for selected patients with |
| unfortunate fact that sometimes even after you | | | | recurrent instability after a failed primary procedure. |
| have your ACL reconstructed, that you can do | | | | The cause of the failure must be carefully identified |
| something to re-injure the ligament and require | | | | to avoid pitfalls that may cause the revision to fail as |
| another reconstructive surgery. | | | | well. Associated instability patterns must be |
| Many times if you re-injure your ACL, another | | | | recognized and corrected to achieve a successful |
| reconstruction is needed. If this is the case, well over | | | | result. The choice of graft, the problem of retained |
| 50% of the time the reconstruction requires two | | | | hardware, and tunnel placement are the major |
| surgeries. The first surgery requires doctor to | | | | challenges of revision ACL reconstruction. |
| remove the old screws from the tunnels (figure 1), | | | | The patient must have reasonable expectations and |
| repair any damage that occurred to the other | | | | understand that the primary goal of surgery is |
| structures of the knee and to use donor bone plugs | | | | restoration of the ability to perform activities of daily |
| (figure 3) to graft into the tunnels (figure 2). After a | | | | living, rather than a return to competitive athletics. |
| sufficient period of time to allow for proper healing of | | | | The results of revision ACL reconstructions are not |
| the bone grafting, Doctor will then perform the | | | | as good as those after primary reconstructions; |
| second phase of the reconstruction. This surgery | | | | however, the procedure appears to be beneficial for |
| consists of drilling new tunnels and then | | | | most patients.... |
| reconstructing the ACL again.... | | | | |
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| Causes of Failure of ACL Reconstruction | | | | |
| - Incorrect Technique | | | | Please log on to : |
| - Incorrect tunnel Placement | | | | Send your query : Get a Quote |
| - Graft fixed in lax position | | | | |
| - Synthetics... | | | | We Care Core Values |
| | | | | We have a very simple business model that keeps |
| Steps in Planning ACL Revision | | | | you as the centre. |
| - Determine the cause of Failure | | | | Having the industry’s most elaborate and |
| - Choose the appropriate graft | | | | exclusive Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams |
| - Autograft | | | | stationed at each partner hospital, we provide you |
| 1. - Quadriceps tendon | | | | the smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. |
| 2. - Patellar tendon – same or opposite side | | | | With a ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five |
| 3. - Semi-t opposite side | | | | patients our patient care standards are unmatched |
| - Allograft | | | | across the sub continent. |
| 1. - Patellar tendon | | | | |