ACL reconstruction surgery plays a very important role for our surgical team: more than 250 patients have trusted us and have undergone this procedure during the last six years.
ACL is an essential stabilizing structure in a joint which is anatomically speaking not very congruent. An injury of the ACL in young patients means the proneness to meniscal injuries at short or medium term and to cartilage degeneration and osteoarthritis in the long run. Its indication for young patients is currently undisputed.   
Regarding the graft used for the reconstruction, there are two options: using a tendon of the own patient, called autograft (we prefer this option) or using a tendon from a bone bank, called allograft (allografts are mainly used for multi-ligamentous injuries or salvage operations for cases of failure of previous surgeries).

Fixation system with a post for ACL reconstruction

The issue of the lower strength of the anchoring of the ligamentous graft at the femur and the tibia has been solved with the new bioabsorbable fixation “post” systems (Biotransfix o Biocrospin) that are currently being used. Their laboratory strength, higher than 1000 Nw, allows in most cases full weigth bearing in the immediate postoperative phase and a fast rehabilitation process.  

Graft preparation