Young athletes who require ACL reconstruction may benefit from additional procedure

In the largest clinical trial of its kind, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute have shown that performing an additional surgical procedure called lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) may reduce the risk of ACL re-injury in young athletes.

Source: Medical Xpress

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