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Knee – Anterior cruciate ligament surgery

Published: 2008-02-28. Updated: 2008-02-28

Early suture of torn cruciate ligament has no crucial effect on the stability of knee. Therefore augmentation by graft of the patellar ligament or a tendon of semitendinosus muscle is recommended. Surgery of cruciate ligaments is performed according to the transplant only arthroscopically or with the help of smaller classic surgery.