Elección de injertos en la cirugía de reconstrucción del ligamento cruzado anterior: revisión de conceptos actuales

Abstract

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is a common injury in the general population, with an incidence of up to 75/100,000 annually, affecting mainly men and women involved in contact and collision sports. With nearly 200,000 procedures performed annually in the US, arthroscopic reconstruction has become the standard treatment. Grafts can be classified according to their constituent elements (bone-tendon-bone, bone-tendon or tendon) or the origin of the donor (autograft or allograft). Despite its high prevalence, today the bibliographic debate continues regarding which is the ideal graft. We consider that graft selection should be based on the experience and comfort of the surgeon and the individual patient characteristics.