
Sports Medicine
ACL Reconstruction: Navigation system improves tunnel placement accuracy
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Am J Sports Med. 2006 Apr;34(4):542-52
60 patients undergoing ACL reconstruction were randomized to receive surgery with conventional instrumentation or with an image-free navigation system. Over 24 months, patients who received surgery with the navigated system demonstrated improved accuracy in tunnel placement as well as decreased variability in radiographic measurements of laxity. Further studies are required to evaluate whether these results are seen after longer follow up periods.
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