Contact Stress and Kinematic Analysis of All-Epiphyseal and Over-the-Top Pediatric Reconstruction Techniques for the Anterior Cruciate Ligament.

The article discusses a study that focused on adult anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction techniques and the ability of the all-epiphyseal (AE) and over-the-top (OT) reconstruction techniques in restoring knee kinematics. The study concluded that while OT and AE provided anterior and rotational stability and decreased posterior joint contact stresses compared with the ACL-deficient knee, they could not restore the contact mechanics and kinematics of the ACL-intact knee.