ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Human tissue is amazing. To think that a section of it can be harvested – whether it be your own or from another source, to change the future movement that will propel your body, career choices and life, makes the mind reel. It’s time to learn what three orthopedic surgerons think about the various types of ACL grafts that can be made (patellar, hamstring and quadricep) to impact patients of all kinds inside this episode of The 6 to 8 Weeks Podcast.
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05:17 Options:
– ACL surgery: autograft or allograft tissue
– Autograft is from your own tissue
– Allograft comes from cadaver donor tissue
06:49 Biologic scaffold supports new ligament growth effectively.
12:11 Allograft may fail due to early activity.
14:10 Drew’s research identifies bone shape ACL risk.
18:52 Study results and surgeon’s expertise matter.
22:07 Choice of graft depends on growth plate status.
23:02 Hamstrings preferred for young patients with ACL.
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