Technique: Modified McIntosh Brant Sachleben Mininder S. Kocher INTRODUCTION Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) were once thought to be rare occurrences among skeletally immature patients. Tibial eminence fractures…
Historical Approach: Nonoperative Morgan A. Anderson Jordan D. Metzl INTRODUCTION Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the pediatric population are predominantly in the form of tibial spine avulsion…
Gender-Specific Issues and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Moira M. McCarthy Elizabeth Cody Jo A. Hannafin INTRODUCTION Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a common problem in female adolescent athletes playing cutting,…
Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics Carl W. Imhauser The knee joint allows motion in all planes based on a complicated interaction between passive constraints including bones and soft tissues and the…
Epidemiology of Pediatric and Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Peter D. Fabricant Emily R. Dodwell Robert G. Marx INTRODUCTION There has been an increased interest in pediatric and adolescent anterior…
