Dr. Lehman is changing the procedure he used to reconstruct a portion of the knee following an ACL injury. He now repairs the ACL with the recently-identified anterolateral ligament. He says the new technique can help lessen the impact of arthritis developing later in life.
While there are only a few surgeons performing this type of ACL procedure in the country, Dr. Lehman says that it will become a standard of care in the next five years, according to the report.
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