Clinical Data is growing rapidly to show the efficacy of InternalBrace surgery as a method of repairing ligaments and tendons following injury. We publish released research data here.

Clinical Data is growing rapidly to show the efficacy of InternalBrace surgery as a method of repairing ligaments and tendons following injury. We publish released research data here.

The InternalBrace - Research Papers

Research Papers

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Accelerated Rehabilitation with InternalBrace™ Augmentation in a Professional Footballer. July 23

ACL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Deficits in Muscle Strength Are Not Seen Following Recovery from Augmented Primary Repair of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears. Sep 2023

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Suture-Augmented ACL Repair for Proximal Avulsion or High-Grade Partial Tears Shows Similar Side-to-Side Difference and No Clinical Differences at Two Years Versus Conventional ACL Reconstruction for Mid-Substance Tears or Poor ACL Tissue Quality. July 2023

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Reduced Incidence of Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Internal Brace Augmentation 07/23

ACL, IBISG research, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Anatomic Arthroscopic Primary Repair of Proximal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears. 05/23

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Biomechanical Stability of Lateral Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction and Repair of the Elbow: The Role of Ligament Bracing on Gap Formation and Stabilization 03/23

Elbow, InternalBrace Research, LUCL

InternalBrace Research

Ligament Augmentation Repair is Broadly Applied Across Different Orthopedic Subspecialties: An ISAKOS International Survey of Orthopedic Surgeons (2023)

InternalBrace Research, Miscellaneous

The modern-day ACL surgeon’s armamentarium should include multiple surgical approaches – Letter to the Editor

ACL, InternalBrace, InternalBrace Research, Knee, News

Biomechanical Evaluation of Suture Tape Internal Brace Reinforcement of Soft Tissue Allografts for ACL Reconstruction Using a Porcine Model (May 2022)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Anterior cruciate ligament repair with Internal Brace augmentation: A systematic review (March 2022)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

InternalBrace Research

Treatment of First-Time Traumatic AnteriorDislocation of the Sternoclavicular JointWith Surgical Repair of the Anterior Capsule Augmented With Internal Bracing

InternalBrace Research, Shoulder

Results of an Accelerated Rehabilitation Program after Arthroscopic Broström Ankle Ligament Repair Augmented with an Arthroscopically Applied Suture Tape

Ankle, Brostrum, InternalBrace Research

Suture Tape Augmentation of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction increases biomechanical stability: A Systematic Review of biomechanical, animal and clinical studies

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

InternalBrace Research

Primary repair of multiligament knee injury with InternalBrace ligament augmentation

InternalBrace Research, Knee, Multi Ligament

Editorial Commentary: The Anterior Cruciate Ligament May Be Safer Wearing a Suture Tape Augmentation Seat Belt: Click It or Ticket

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Suture Tape Augmentation Improves the Biomechanical Performance of Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafts Used for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (Nov 2021)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

A Narrative Review of Four Different New Techniques in Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair: “Back to the Future” or Another Trend (2018)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

InternalBrace Research

Scapholunate Ligament Internal Brace 360-Degree Tenodesis (SLITT) Procedure (2018)

InternalBrace Research, Miscellaneous

InternalBrace Research

Revision with suture-tape augmentation after failed collateral ligament reconstruction for chronic interphalangeal instability of the hallux

InternalBrace Research, Miscellaneous

InternalBrace Research

Repair of the Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament With Suture Tape Augmentation (2017)

InternalBrace Research, Miscellaneous, UCL

Combined Spring and Deltoid Ligament Repair in Adult-Acquired Flatfoot (2018)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research, Miscellaneous, Spring Ligament

Anatomical Reconstruction of the Spring Ligament Complex “Internal Brace” Augmentation

Ankle, InternalBrace Research, Spring Ligament

InternalBrace Research

Suture Tape Augmentation of the Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair: A Biomechanical Study

InternalBrace Research, Miscellaneous, UCL

Chronic Medial Epicondyle Avulsion: Technique of Fragment Excision and Ligament Reconstruction With Internal Brace Augmentation (2019)

Elbow, InternalBrace Research

Repair and augmentation of the lateral collateral ligament complex using internal bracing in dislocations and fracture dislocations of the elbow restores stability and allows early rehabilitation (2019)

Elbow, InternalBrace Research

Repair of the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow with internal brace augmentation: a 5-year follow-up (2018)

Elbow, InternalBrace Research, UCL

Biomechanical Comparison of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction With a Modified Docking Technique With and Without Suture Augmentation (2019)

Elbow, InternalBrace Research, UCL

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Versus Repair With Internal Bracing: Comparison of Cyclic Fatigue Mechanics (2018)

Elbow, InternalBrace Research, UCL

Biomechanical comparison of docking ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction with and without an internal brace (2019)

Elbow, InternalBrace Research, UCL

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair

Elbow, InternalBrace Research, UCL

Biomechanical Comparison of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair With Internal Bracing Versus Modified Jobe Reconstruction (2015)

Elbow, InternalBrace Research, UCL

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair With Collagen-Dipped FiberTape Augmentation in Overhead-Throwing Athletes (2019)

Elbow, InternalBrace Research, UCL

Repair of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Elbow: Rehabilitation Following Internal Brace Surgery (2019)

Elbow, InternalBrace Research, UCL

LUCL internal bracing restores posterolateral rotatory stability of the elbow

Elbow, InternalBrace Research, LUCL

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair With Suture Bridge Augmentation (2018)

Elbow, InternalBrace Research, UCL

Traditional Modified Broström vs Suture Tape Ligament Augmentation (2021)

Ankle, Brostrum, InternalBrace Research

Anterior Syndesmotic Augmentation Technique Using Nonabsorbable Suture-Tape for Acute and Chronic Syndesmotic Instability (2020)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research

Anterior Talofibular Ligament Repair With Suture Tape Augmentation (2020)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research

A randomized comparison between lateral ligaments augmentation using suture-tape and modified Broström repair in young female patients with chronic ankle instability (2019)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research

Effect of Lateral Ligament Augmentation Using Suture-Tape on Functional Ankle Instability (2019)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research

Ankle Stabilization With Arthroscopic Versus Open With Suture Tape Augmentation Techniques (2019)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research

Arthroscopic all-inside anterior talo-fibular ligament repair with suture augmentation gives excellent results in case of poor ligament tissue remnant quality (2018)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research

Anterior Talofibular Ligament Ruptures, part 1

Ankle, Brostrum, InternalBrace Research

Biomechanical stability of tape augmentation for anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) repair compared the the native ATFL (2016)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research

Revision anatomical reconstruction of the lateral ligaments of the ankle augmented with suture tape for patients with a failed Broström procedure (2017)

Ankle, Brostrum, InternalBrace Research

Outcomes of the Modified Broström Procedure Augmented With Suture-Tape for Ankle Instability in Patients With Generalized Ligamentous Laxity (2017)

Ankle, Brostrum, InternalBrace Research

Percutaneous Deltoid Ligament Augmentation Using Suture Tape for Medial Ankle Instability (2016)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research

Biomechanical Analysis of an Arthroscopic Broström Ankle Ligament Repair and a Suture Anchor-Augmented Repair (2015)

Ankle, Brostrum, InternalBrace Research

Arthroscopic suture-tape internal bracing is safe as arthroscopic modified Broström repair in the treatment of chronic ankle instability (2019)

Ankle, Brostrum, InternalBrace Research

Chronic deltoid ligament insufficiency repair with Internal Brace™ augmentation (2019)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research

Suture-Button Fixation and Mini-Open Anterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament Augmentation Using Suture Tape for Tibiofibular Syndesmosis Injuries (2018)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research

Clinical results of an arthroscopic modified Brostrom operation with and without an internal brace (2016)

Ankle, Brostrum, InternalBrace Research

Minimal Invasive Suture-Tape Augmentation for Chronic Ankle Instability (2015)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research

Biomechanical Evaluation of Spring Ligament Augmentation With the FiberTape Device in a Cadaveric Flatfoot Model (2019)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research, Spring Ligament

Functional Results of Open Broström Ankle Ligament Repair Augmented With a Suture Tape (2018)

Ankle, Brostrum, InternalBrace Research

The resistance to failure of spring ligament reconstruction (2017)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research, Spring Ligament

Syndesmotic InternalBraceTM for anatomic distal tibiofibular ligament augmentation

Ankle, InternalBrace Research

Development of an internally braced prosthesis for total talus replacement (2017)

Ankle, InternalBrace Research, Miscellaneous

Ankle Lateral Ligament Augmentation Versus the Modified Broström-Gould Procedure: A 5-Year Randomized Controlled Trial (2019)

Ankle, Brostrum, InternalBrace Research

Clinical results of an arthroscopic modified Brostrum operation, with and without an InternalBrace (2015)

Ankle, Brostrum, InternalBrace Research

Comparison of Broström technique, suture anchor repair, and tape augmentation for reconstruction of the anterior talofibular ligament (2016)

Ankle, Brostrum, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research

Anatomical Reconstruction of the Spring Ligament Complex “Internal Brace” Augmentation

Ankle, Spring Ligament, Uncategorized

InternalBrace Research

Arthroscopically Assisted Reconstruction of Acute Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocations: Anatomic AC Ligament Reconstruction With Protective Internal Bracing-The “AC-RecoBridge” Technique (2015)

InternalBrace Research, Shoulder

InternalBrace Research

Acute Fixation of Type IV and V Acromioclavicular Separations: An Internal Splint Technique (2018)

InternalBrace Research, Shoulder

InternalBrace Research

Anatomic Acromioclavicular Ligament Reconstruction Using Semitendinosus Autograft With Suture Augmentation: Surgical Technique (2019)

InternalBrace Research, Shoulder

InternalBrace Research

Treatment of First-Time Traumatic Anterior Dislocation of the Sternoclavicular Joint With Surgical Repair of the Anterior Capsule Augmented With Internal Bracing (2018)

InternalBrace Research, Shoulder

InternalBrace Research

Posteromedial Ligament Repair of the Knee With Suture Tape Augmentation: A Biomechanical Study

InternalBrace Research, Knee, Miscellaneous, Multi Ligament

IBISG Member research

Posterolateral Corner Repair With Suture Tape Augmentation

IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, PLC

InternalBrace Research

Suture Augmentation: An Alternative to Reconstruction for Incomplete Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in the Multiple Ligament-Injured Knee (2018)

InternalBrace Research, Knee, Multi Ligament, PCL

IBISG Member research

Arthroscopic Primary Posterior Cruciate Ligament Repair With Suture Augmentation (2017)

IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, PCL

IBISG Member research

Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair With Suture Tape Augmentation (2018)

IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, MPFL

InternalBrace Research

Patellar Tendon Repair Augmentation With a Knotless Suture Anchor Internal Brace: A Biomechanical Cadaveric Study

InternalBrace Research, Knee, Patellar

A Canine Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Model for Study of Synthetic Augmentation of Tendon Allografts (2017)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee, Miscellaneous

InternalBrace Research

Proximal Patellar Tendon Repair: Internal Brace Technique With Unicortical Buttons and Suture Tape (2017)

InternalBrace Research, Knee, Miscellaneous, Patellar

Management of acute knee dislocations: anatomic repair and ligament bracing as a new treatment option-results of a multicentre study (2019)

Dislocation, InternalBrace Research, Knee, Multi Ligament

IBISG Member research

Posterior Cruciate Ligament Repair With Suture Tape Augmentation (2018)

IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, PCL

IBISG Member research

Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair With Suture Tape Augmentation (2018)

IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, MPFL

Anterolateral Ligament Repair With Suture Tape Augmentation (2018)

ALL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee

IBISG Member research

Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Independent Suture Tape Reinforcement: An In Vitro Biomechanical Full Construct Study (2021)

IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, Miscellaneous, PCL

IBISG Member research

Patellar Bone-Tendon-Bone Autografts versus Quadriceps Tendon Allograft with Synthetic Augmentation in a Canine Model (2020)

IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, Miscellaneous

InternalBrace Research

Repair of the medial patellofemoral ligament with suture tape augmentation leads to similar primary contact pressures and joint kinematics like reconstruction with a tendon graft: a biomechanical comparison (2020)

InternalBrace Research, Knee, MPFL

Combined PCL ligament bracing and ACL reconstruction in acute knee dislocation (Schenck IV) – The Hamburg Approach (2021)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee, PCL

IBISG Member research

Posterior cruciate ligament repair with suture tape augmentation: a case series with minimum 2-year follow-up (2021)

IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, PCL

IBISG Member research

Multiligament Repair With Suture Augmentation in a Knee Dislocation With Medial-Sided Injury (2018)

IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, MCL, Multi Ligament

InternalBrace Research

Ligament bracing–augmented primary suture repair in multiligamentous knee injuries (2014)

InternalBrace Research, Knee, Multi Ligament

IBISG Member research

Repair and Augmentation with Internal Brace in the Multiligament Injured Knee

IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, Multi Ligament

IBISG Member research

Percutaneous Medial Collateral Ligament Repair and Posteromedial Corner Repair With Suture Tape Augmentation (2020)

IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, MCL, PCL

IBISG Member research

Primary Repair of the Medial Collateral Ligament With Internal Bracing

IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, MCL

IBISG Member research

Biomechanical Analysis of Internal Bracing for Treatment of Medial Knee Injuries (2016)

IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, MCL

InternalBrace Research

Technique for Arthroscopically Assisted Superficial and Deep Medial Collateral Ligament-Meniscotibial Ligament Repair With Internal Brace Augmentation (2018)

InternalBrace Research, Knee, MCL

InternalBrace Research

A Novel Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Technique Using Internally Braced Semitendinosus Autograft (2018)

InternalBrace Research, Knee, MCL

InternalBrace Research

Primary Repair of the Medial Collateral Ligament with a Double Row Suture Technique and Suture Tape Augmentation for Acute Tibial-Sided Injuries

InternalBrace Research, Knee, MCL

Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Using Suture Tape Augmentation: A Case Series of 29 Patients With Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up (2021)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Satisfactory patient-reported outcomes at 5 years following primary repair with suture tape augmentation for proximal anterior cruciate ligament tears (2021)

ACL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair and Anterolateral Ligament Internal Brace Augmentation: Minimum 2-Year Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (2020)

ACL, ALL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee

A Narrative Review of Four Different New Techniques in Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair: “Back to the Future” or Another Trend (2018)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Intra-Articular Biocompatibility of Multistranded, Long-Chain Polyethylene Suture Tape in a Canine ACL Model (2019)

ACL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Anterior cruciate ligament repair – past, present and future (2018)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Primary Repair With Independent Tensioning of the Anteromedial and Posterolateral Bundles

ACL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, PCL

Independent Suture Tape Internal Brace Reinforcement of Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Allografts: Biomechanical Assessment in a Full-ACL Reconstruction Laboratory Model (2020)

ACL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, Patellar

Anterolateral Ligament Repair Augmented With Suture Tape in Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (2019)

ACL, ALL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

MRI following primary repair of the anterior cruciate ligament (2019)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair and Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction (2018)

ACL, ALL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Is There a Role for Internal Bracing and Repair of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament? A Systematic Literature Review (2018)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair in a Professional Soccer Player Using Internal Brace Ligament Augmentation: A Case Report Focusing on Rehabilitation (2019)

ACL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Suture Tape Augmentation (2018)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair With Augmentation (2018)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Quadriceps Tendon Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Independent Suture Tape Reinforcement (2018)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee, Miscellaneous

The Crossing Internal Suture Augmentation Technique to Protect the All-Inside Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Graft (2017)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Internal Suture Augmentation Technique to Protect the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Graft (2017)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Arthroscopic Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair With Suture Augmentation (2017)

ACL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Arthroscopic primary repair of proximal anterior cruciate ligament tears seems safe but higher level of evidence is needed: a systematic review and meta-analysis of recent literature (2020)

ACL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Suture Augmented Versus Standard Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Matched Comparative Analysis (2019)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Patellar Tendon Graft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Technique With Suture Tape Augmentation (2019)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee, Patellar

How to Succeed in Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Primary Repair? Step-by-Step Technique (2018)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Ligament bracing–augmented cruciate ligament sutures: biomechanical studies of a new treatment concept (2014)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Using Independent Suture Tape Reinforcement (2018)

ACL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Independent Suture Tape Reinforcement of Small and Standard Diameter Grafts for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Biomechanical Full Construct Model (2017)

ACL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Arthroscopic primary repair of proximal anterior cruciate ligament tears: outcomes of the first 56 consecutive patients and the role of additional internal bracing (2019)

ACL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research

Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Single-Bundle Repair With Augmentation for a Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear (2017)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

IBISG Member research

Biomechanical Analysis of Internal Bracing for Treatment of Medial Knee Injuries

IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee, MCL

Allograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Utilizing Internal Brace Augmentation (2016)

ACL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee

The Fertilized Anterior Cruciate Ligament: An All-Inside Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Augmented With Amnion, Bone Marrow Concentrate, and a Suture Tape (2019)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Paediatric ACL repair reinforced with temporary internal bracing (2016)

ACL, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Revisited. Preliminary Results of Primary Repair with Internal Brace Ligament Augmentation: A Case Series (2015)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Augmentation of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Bone Marrow Concentrate and a Suture Tape (2018)

ACL, InternalBrace Research, Knee

Knotless Repair of Achilles Tendon Rupture in an Elite Athlete: Return to Competition in 18 Weeks (2017)

Achilles, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research

Reconstruction of a chronically ruptured Achilles tendon using an internal brace: a case report (2018)

Achilles, InternalBrace Research

The InternalBrace for Midsubstance Achilles Ruptures (July 2016)

Achilles, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research

Evaluation of a New Knotless Suture Anchor Repair in Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Biomechanical Comparison of Three Techniques – 2016

Achilles, InternalBrace Research

Achilles Tendon Repair Using the InternalBrace Principle (2017)

Achilles, IBISG Member research, InternalBrace Research

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