Dr. Sanjay Barik
Knee & Shoulder Surgeon
Dr. Sanjay Barik
Knee & Shoulder Surgeon
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ACL Surgery with Internal Brace In Burhanpur
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What is ACL Surgery with Internal Brace?
ACL surgery with internal bracing involves using a strong, synthetic tape or fiber to reinforce the repaired or reconstructed ACL. This internal brace acts as a scaffold, providing immediate stability to the knee and aiding in the healing process.
Indications
- Acute ACL Tears: Particularly in younger, active patients.
- Partial ACL Tears: Where the ligament is not completely torn.
- Chronic ACL Insufficiency: In cases where traditional methods may not provide sufficient stability.
- Combined Ligament Injuries: When other ligaments (e.g., the ALL) are also injured.
What is ACL repair with Internal Brace?
ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) repair with Internal Brace is a surgical technique used to repair a torn ACL in the knee. The procedure involves reinforcing the repaired ligament with a strong, synthetic material (internal brace) to provide additional support during the healing process. Here are the key components and steps of the procedure:
ACL Tear: The ACL is one of the key ligaments in the knee that helps stabilize the joint. An ACL tear can result from sports injuries, accidents, or other trauma, leading to knee instability.
Traditional ACL Reconstruction: Traditionally, a torn ACL is reconstructed using a graft taken from another part of the patient’s body (autograft) or from a donor (allograft). The graft replaces the damaged ligament.
ACL Repair: Instead of replacing the torn ligament, ACL repair aims to reattach the torn ends of the ligament. This approach can be less invasive and may preserve the natural tissue, potentially leading to quicker recovery and fewer complications.
Internal Brace: The internal brace is a strong, synthetic tape or fiber that is used to reinforce the repaired ligament. It provides additional support and stability to the knee during the healing process. The internal brace is typically made from a biocompatible material that is designed to integrate with the body’s tissues.
Internal Bracing of the Anterolateral Ligament
While the widespread adoption of the Internal Brace technology is the revolutionising the treatment of the ligament injuries, it is by no means the only major clinical advance in this area. However, the one technique in the particular is the working particularly well when used in conjunction with the Internal Brace.
A few years ago, after studying 48 knee joints from human cadavers over three years, Belgian knee surgeons Dr Sanjay Barik announced the existence of a “new” ligament. The incredibly thin the 4cm-long anterolateral ligament (ALL) runs up the outside of the knee, while the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) runs through the knee from the shin to the back of a thigh. It is this ALL ligament, it appears, which provides the knee with the good deal of its stability.
If the ALL has also been ruptured, which happens frequently during the ACL rupture, an extra ligament and Internal Brace replacing the torn ALL can be attached to the outside of the knee by the way of screws drilled into the bone below and above the joint. The strengthening and replacement of the ALL has proved to be the key to stabilising the knee after the ACL reconstruction, and is the valuable technique which can be used in conjunction with an Internal Brace to provide even greater strength or stability for the reconstructed knee.