Anterior Cruciate
Ligament (ACL) rupture is a very common sports related knee injury. Surgical
reconstruction using either autograft or allograft is the gold-standard
treatment for a ruptured ACL.
Presented is a
case of a 23-year old female skier with a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
confirmed primary ACL tear that underwent an
arthroscopic-assisted ACL reconstruction using a quadruple-stranded hamstring
autograft augmented with a Dehydrated Human Amnion/Chorion Membrane (dHACM)
allograft patch.
Post-operative follow-up MRI scans at three
and six months show early vascularization and maturation of the hamstring
graft. Additionally, the patient’s rehabilitation progressed at an accelerated
timeline with regards to strength and proprioception with subsequent clearance
to return to play at 8 months post-op.
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