Despite the small study cohort, the results of LHCT and CAL transfer in chronic type V AC separation are promising. CAL transfer alone has been shown to be biomechanically insufficient for an AC reconstruction, particularly in chronic situations.
The advantage of LHCT transfer is that it does not require a distant donor site or incur the costs of an allograft or implant.
2012-01-16
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Republic of Korea. drjacobkim [at] gmail.com
Injury. 2012 Feb;43(2):213-8
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