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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXXVII | Pages 531 - 531
1 Sep 2012
Raposo F Sousa A Valente L Moura Gonçalves A Loureiro M Duarte F São Simão R Freitas J Pinto R
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INTRODUCTION

Patellar tendon (PT) autograft is an excellent choice repairing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures. Published studies testing the biomechanical characteristics after plasty usually refer to grafts with 10mm wide. The thickness of PT and geometry of the patella have been overlooked.

The purpose of this study was to understand the geometry of PT and patella in our population, regarding their use in Bone - Patellar Tendon - Bone (BTB) technique, in order to evaluate their biomechanical efficiency and study their relationship with anthropometric parameters.

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100 individuals (50/50) who underwent knee MRI (3-Tesla). Ages between 18–65years.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXXVII | Pages 532 - 532
1 Sep 2012
Raposo F Sousa A Valente L Duarte F Loureiro M Monteiro E São Simão R Moura Gonçalves A Pinto R
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Introduction

Interest in platelet-derived growth factors has been increasing as an adjunct in surgical techniques for tissue repair. Its use in ligament injuries repair has been studied mainly in animals. The authors intend to study growth factors influence in ACL repair using BTB graft.

Material

20 individuals underwent ACL rupture BTB arthroscopic repair, using Double Incision Mini-Invasive Technique. MRI (3-Tesla) images. GPSIII ® System to obtain Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) thrombin activated.