Editorial Commentary: Autograft Beats Allograft for Most Knee Ligament Surgery

Knee ligament reconstruction can be performed with autograft or allograft. The use of an autograft has been shown to improve outcomes in primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction for young, active patients, and also in revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. A systematic review of posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction showed no difference in outcomes between autograft and allograft tissue. There is a paucity of data comparing autograft versus allograft for fibular collateral ligament and posterolateral corner reconstructions, alone or combined with other ligament surgery.
Source: Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Editorial Commentary Source Type: research