Announcements

Forthcoming Focused Issue: Trends in ACL Reconstruction edited by Dr. Freddie H. Fu and Dr. Jeremy M. Burnham

Published: 2016-10-31
Guest editor: 
Freddie H. Fu, MD D.Sc. (Hon.), D.Ps. (Hon.)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA

Guest co-editor: 
Jeremy M. Burnham, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA

The main purpose for the focused issue:  

1.To discuss the recent movement towards more individualized ACL reconstruction surgery.
2.To describe recent developments and trends in ACL surgical technique.
3.To describe factors associated with initial injury and retear risk.
4.To describe the most appropriate instruments to use when assessing outcomes.

The outline of the focused issue:

Review/Preface

The Concept of Individualized ACL Reconstruction: Why Surgery Should be Tailored for Each Patient
Freddie H. Fu, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Review

Microstructure Properties of the ACL 
Robert Brophy, Washington University, USA
Nathan Skelley, Mass General Hospital, USA

Importance of Matching ACL Graft Size to Native Insertion Site Size
Freddie H. Fu, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA

Outside-In versus Anteromedial Portal Femoral Tunnel
Konsei Shino, Osaka University Medical School, Japan
Marcio Albers, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA

Allograft Augmentation of Hamstring Autograft in Select Patient Populations
Darren Johnson, Cale Jacobs and Chaitu Malempati, University of Kentucky, USA

Role of the Anterolateral Complex in Rotatory Instability of an ACL Deficient Knee
Volker Musahl, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA

Identification and Treatment of RAMP Lesions is ACL-injured Knees
Volker Musahl and Justin Arner, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA

Management of Bone Deficiency in Revision ACL Reconstruction
Mark Miller, University of Virginia, USA

Hip and Trunk Muscle Dysfunction: Implications for ACL Prevention
Mary Lloyd Ireland and Brian Noehren, University of Kentucky, USA

Functional Assessments for ACL Reconstruction Return-to-Play
Christian Fink, ÖAK Diplom Sportmedizin Tivoli Ost, Austria
Elmar Herbst, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA

Which Patient Reported Outcomes to Collect After ACL Reconstruction
Eric Makhni, Henry Ford, USA

Remnant preserving ACL reconstruction
Jin Hwan Ahn, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea