DR. PATRICK A. SMITH

October 6, 2023

MISSOURI, US Dr. Patrick A. Smith received his medical training at the University of Michigan followed by a sports medicine fellowship under Jack C. Hughston. He has practiced focusing on sports medicine at the Columbia Orthopaedic Group in Columbia, Missouri for 37 years. He served as Head Team Physician at the University of Missouri for…

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

September 15, 2021

Abstract: Internal bracing for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery is a relatively new concept. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of an “independent” button-fixed internal brace on the biomechanical properties of ACL reconstruction in a full-construct experimental model. Three groups (n = 10 each) were tested in a full-construct porcine-bone model…

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