Bridge-Enhanced Anterior Cruciate Ligament Restoration: Surgical Technique

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair has historically had poor outcomes and fell out of favor in the 1980s with the majority of surgeons opting to do an ACL reconstruction instead due to the high failure rate. The Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration or BEAR technique utilizes a de-cellula...

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Published in:	Video Journal of Sports Medicine
Main Authors:	Elizabeth Bond MB ChB, FRACS, Kevin A. Wu BS, Frederic Baker Mills MD, MS, Ryan O’Donnell MD, Grant Cochran MD, Brian C. Lau MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2024-05-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1177/26350254231218749

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