We have performed over 400 ACL reconstruction procedures since 1991. In this paper, we report ACL reconstruction cases augumented by Kennedy-Lad. They were followed up for at least 5 years after operation. Forty cases were male and twenty-two cases were female. Operation was performed using essentially the same criteria, same technigue, and by the same doctor. The purpose of this operation was to prevent knee laxity due to creeping or stretching, as well as to prevent arthritis due to rupture of the artificial ligament.
For this purpose, several techniques, were used, the most important of which was making the ligament by composite graft. The results were satisfactory, indicating that composite graft is useful for preventing arthritis and laxity.
