The Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament

1. Pediatric and Adolescent ACL Injury and Sports Medicine: The Early Years
Carl L. Stanitski

2. History of Ligament Injuries in Children
Shital N. Parikh

3. Developmental Anatomy of the ACL and Knee
Connor G. Richmond, Peter C. Cannamela, Theodore J. Ganley, John D. Polousky, Allen F. Anderson, Kevin G. Shea

4. The Epidemiology of Pediatric ACL Injuries
Krishn Khanna, Nirav K. Pandya

5. Assessment of Skeletal Maturity
Gregory J. Pinkowsky, Zachary Winthrop, Wiliam L. Hennrikus

6. Clinical Evaluation of ACL Tear
Julien T. Aoyama, Jermonte Lowe, Anthony C. Capraro, Lawrence Wells

7. Radiologic Evaluation of ACL Tear and ACL Reconstruction
Andrew H. Schapiro, Andrew M. Zbojniewicz

8. Conservative Treatment of ACL Tear
Henry Ellis, Lorenzo Vite, Philip Wilson

9. Partial ACL Injuries in Pediatric and Adolescent Athletes
Michael P. McClincy, Benton E. Heyworth

10. Surgical Considerations and Treatment Algorithm for ACL Tear
Marios G. Lykissas, Ioannis Gkiatas, Georgios Kontakis

11. Risk Factors and Practical Considerations During ACL Reconstruction
Sean Keyes, Shital N. Parikh

12. ACL Reconstruction Without Bone Tunnels
Peter D. Fabricant, Mininder S. Kocher

13. ACL Reconstruction Using Epiphyseal Tunnels
Allen F. Anderson, Christian N. Anderson

14. Review of Different Surgical Techniques for All-Epiphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Lionel E. Lazaro, Junho Ahn, Frank A. Cordasco, Daniel W. Green

15. Femoral Physeal Sparing/Transphyseal Tibial (Hybrid) Technique for ACL Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Athletes
Matthew D. Milewski, Carl W. Nissen

16. Transphyseal ACL Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients
Crystal A. Perkins, S. Clifton Willimon, Michael T. Busch

17. Treatment of Concomitant Pathology During ACL Reconstruction
Taylor Jackson, Theodore J. Ganley

18. Rehabilitation and Return to Sports After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Young Athlete
Mark V. Paterno, Alyson Filipa

19. Complications of ACLR, Including Revision ACLR
Eric J. Wall

20. The Pediatric ACL: Tibial Spine Fracture
Keith R. Bachmann, Eric W. Edmonds

21. Femoral Avulsion Fracture of ACL
Shital N. Parikh

22. The Role of Primary Repair in Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Jelle P. List, Gregory S. DiFelice

23. Congenital Absence of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Matthew C. Beran, Walter P. Samora, Kevin E. Klingele, Shital N. Parikh

24. Special Consideration: Female Athlete and ACL Injury Prevention
David Potach, Gregory Myer, Terry L. Grindstaff

25. New Horizons in ACL Surgery
Charles T. Mehlman

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Sports Medicine, Orthopedics, Pediatrics