Biomechanical Evaluation of an Innovative Surgical Technique for the Reconstruction of Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Aim: The biomechanical evaluation of an innovative surgical ACL reconstruction Δ-plasty technique, by means of in vitro testing, using a new device for assessing the joint laxity. Methods: 25 porcine knee joints (groups A,B,C,D) had been operated for ACL reconstruction with the Δ-plasty technique and tibial displacements, caused by simulated drawer tests were measured with the new laxiometer. Groups A,B,C differed in the distance between grafts insertion. To account for intrinsic joint laxities, normalized values were produced, i.e. the results obtained under intact and reconstructed conditions were expressed as…