Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair (BEAR) | Boston Children's Hospital

11 May 2017

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The new technique, bridge-enhanced (TM) ACL repair (BEAR(TM)), uses stitches and a bridging scaffold (a sponge injected with the patient’s blood) to stimulate healing of the torn ACL. We have tried the procedure in animal models and 10 patients. The goal of the current study is to determine if the new technique is as good as ACL reconstruction for a larger number of patients.

The patient no longer needs to have the torn ACL removed and replaced with a tendon graft.