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The Biology of Ligament Reconstruction

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Reconstruction of the Knee Joint

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Despite contemporary enthusiasm for ligament reconstruction procedures, only modest interest is evident in the literature with respect to the biology of ligament grafts. However, the long history of scientific investigation into tendon transplantation (tendons being the soft tissue most closely related to ligaments) contains numerous observations pertinent to the current interest in ligament transplantation. Both topics are reviewed, and encouraging evidence to support the ongoing scientific investigation into both tendon and ligament graft biology is described.

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  1. Department of Surgery, The McCaig Centre for Joint Injury and Arthritis Research, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada

    Cyril B. Frank

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aichi Medical University, 21 Yazako Karimata, Nagakute-cho, Aichi-gun, Aichi, 480-11, Japan

    Shigeo Niwa M.D., Ph.D. (Professor and Director) (Professor and Director)

  2. Department of Joint Disease, Nippon Medical School, 3-5-5 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102, Japan

    Shinichi Yoshino M.D., Ph.D. (Professor) (Professor)

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650, Japan

    Masahiro Kurosaka M.D., Ph.D. (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565, Japan

    Konsei Shino M.D., Ph.D. (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  5. The Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, 1 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, 790, Japan

    Sumiki Yamamoto M.D., Ph.D. (Director, Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Director, Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Frank, C.B. (1997). The Biology of Ligament Reconstruction. In: Niwa, S., Yoshino, S., Kurosaka, M., Shino, K., Yamamoto, S. (eds) Reconstruction of the Knee Joint. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68464-0_5

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