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Aug 2022
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Ep 97: ACL graft types and rehabilitatio...

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Join the indomitable Dr Lynn Snyder-Mackler (University of Delaware) for a mini-masterclass on tailoring rehabilitation to the nuances of the most common ACL reconstruction graft types. Hamstrings tendon, bone-patellar tendon-bone, quadriceps tendon, allograft—what's different? What's the same?

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More on graft type differences in time to meet milestones and return to sport criteria: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2020.9111

University of Delaware rehabilitation guidelines: https://sites.udel.edu/ptclinic/professionals/guidelines/

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