FEMORAL PHYSEAL-SPARING ACL RECONSTRUCTION WITH ILIOTIBIAL BAND AUTOGRAFT OVER-THE-TOP WITH ASSOCIATED LATERAL EXTRA-ARTICULAR TENODESIS

Femoral Physeal-Sparing ACL Reconstruction With Iliotibial Band Autograft Over-the-Top With Associated Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis

Background: Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the pediatric population have been exponentially increasing over the years.However, surgical techniques typically employed for ACL reconstruction (ACL-R) in adults may injure the physes of skeletally immature patients, resulting in growth disturbances.Indications: Currently, ACL-R is r

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