Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (8): 1441-1448.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.08.019

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Artificial ligament repairs the injured cruciate ligament of the knee joint

Yu Miao, Liu Yi-bing   

  1. Jilin Institute of Physical Education, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China
  • Received:2012-06-18 Revised:2012-08-27 Online:2013-02-19 Published:2013-02-19
  • Contact: Liu Yi-bing, Doctor, Professor, Master’s supervisor, Jilin Institute of Physical Education, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China 549338018@qq.com
  • About author:Yu Miao★, Master, Lecturer, Jilin Institute of Physical Education, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China 541798016@qq.com

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The previous main methods for the treatment of cruciate ligament injury of the keen joint are transplantation and reconstruction, and the most commonly used graft materials are autologous patellar tendon bone, semitendinosus and gracilis tendon. But grafts can lead to complications in the drawn district and a variety of issues during ligament process. In recent years, the research of artificial ligament has become a hot spot.
OBJECTIVE: To understand the structure and blood supply of cruciate ligament of the keen joint, and to investigate the mechanism and clinical characteristics of artificial ligament reconstruction for cruciate ligament injury of the keen joint.
METHODS: The tissue structure and functional features of anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments of the knee joint as well as the difference of blood supply were analyzed. The type and biomechanical mechanisms of anterior and posterior cruciate ligament injury of the knee joint were analyzed. Classification and characteristics of the materials for repairing cruciate ligament injury of the knee joint were analyzed, as well as the factors affecting the joint stability after artificial ligament repairing.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Before the repairing of anterior and posterior cruciate ligament injury of the knee joint, the function and blood supply of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments should be considered, in order to select the suitable reconstruction material, thus making the reconstruction process simply and easy to operate. The suitable reconstruction materials have good histocompatibility which is beneficial for anatomical and functional reconstruction after repairing.

Key words: biomaterials, biomaterial review, knee joint, cruciate ligament, anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, artificial ligaments, ligament reconstruction, blood supply, ligament injury, biocompatibility, synthetic materials, magnetic resonance imaging

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