A Biomechanical Comparison of Femoral Cortical Suspension Devices for Soft Tissue Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Under High Loads

Abstract

Early rehabilitation protocols subject the graft construct to higher forces than what has been previously tested biomechanically. Biomechanical testing of cortical suspension devices under simulated high rehabilitation loads demonstrated significant differences between devices. Future studies should investigate the clinical implications of these time zero results.