Outcomes of ACL Reconstruction Utilizing Supercritical CO<sub>2</sub>-Sterilized Allografts
SCCO<sub>2</sub> processing of allograft tendons demonstrated satisfactory clinical and patient-reported outcomes at 24 months postoperatively in a consecutive series of patients with primary ACLR, with similar ACL graft failure rates and subjective knee scores compared with those reported in published series of hamstring tendon autograft and fresh frozen nonirradiated allograft.
Authors
- Lucy J. Salmon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0548-8573)
- Leo A. Pinczewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2685-5109)
- Keran Sundaraj
- Vivianne J. Russell
- Justin Roe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8909-2682)
- John Farey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5983-7006)
Institutions
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre (AU)
- The University of Notre Dame Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671241254115
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72
Funders
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
- Mater Foundation
- Australian Orthopaedic Association
- Friends of The Mater Foundation