… All grafts were pretensioned. A rod was placed through the looped … graft in ACL reconstruction
cannot be achieved with weave techniques. Braiding the tendon does not stiffen the graft …

… of 4 soft tissue allograft tendons: tibialis anterior (TA), tibialis posterior (TP), peroneus longus
(PL), and semitendinosus (ST). We hypothesized that allograft properties would be similar …

… a unique insight into the relations of the different knee structures that balance the knee after
ACL reconstruction with a pretensioned graft. With this, mechanisms causing the effects of …

… of all 48 anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R) … parameters (fixation angle and
graft pretensioning force). Data … , graft pretension, and flexion angle at the time of fixation. …

… in graft tension or elevated pressures between the graft and the roof, or both. An anterior
cruciate ligament reconstruction … Graft pre-tensioning results in a posterior tibial subluxation that …

… the reconstruction, considering creep of the suture-tendon complex … at 2 years after anatomic
ACL reconstruction with 20 N of … (10 N to each graft) in ACL reconstruction was sufficient to …

… There is a general paucity of data and lack of consensus on the “appropriate” amount of
pretension to apply to the ACL graft, 18 with some studies showing that even in high-tension “…

… graft can be accurately adjusted during pretension. With approximately 10 to 20 lb of tension
on the graft and the knee in 20 of flexion, the graft is … If the tibial remnant is torn, a repair can …

… Current graft preparation protocols, including graft pretensioning and preconditioning, are …
elongation of the entire ACL reconstruction construct (eg femoral cortical suspension device, …

… Researchers have observed significant loss of graft tension … ACL reconstruction done with
preconditioned grafts 14 . … anterior knee laxity after ACL reconstruction. Anterior knee laxity …