AANA19 Knee Access Pass-Graft Choice for Pediatric ACL-Dr. Frank A. Cordasco, M.D.

Graft Choice for Pediatric ACL-Dr. Frank A. Cordasco, M.D.

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Video Summary

In the video, the speaker discusses graph choice for pediatric and young adolescent athletes undergoing reconstruction surgery. They emphasize that allografts have high failure rates and are not recommended for this population. The two main autograft choices are iliotibial band and bone patellar tendon bone. However, the speaker recommends hamstring and quadriceps autografts as the preferred choices. They present a study on 324 athletes under the age of 20 that shows the quadriceps graft has become more popular and has better outcomes compared to the hamstring graft. The speaker concludes by recommending the use of quadriceps autografts for this young population. No specific credits are given.

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Symposium: Pediatric ACL 5.2.2019

Keywords

graph choice

pediatric athletes

young adolescent athletes

reconstruction surgery

autograft choices