Knee
Reconstruction Techniques
E.
Marlowe Goble, M.D.: Goble, founder and director of research and development at
Medicine Lodge, Inc., is also an orthopedic surgeon at Goble Knee Clinic. He
started his independent orthopedic surgery practice in Logan, Utah, in 1981. In
performing his daily job as knee surgeon, he conceived and developed a unique
set of methods for drilling and securing ligament replacements to bones in
joint reconstructive 
surgery.
Dr.
Goble partnered with an engineering friend, who ran a typical machine shop in
town, to develop the initial prototypes tools and devices. The technology they
invented together enhances recovery and full use of injured joints and torn
ligaments.
These
techniques have been successfully applied to one of the most common athletic
injuries: an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear in the knee.
Dr.
Goble's contribution combined with that of many other surgeon inventors and
biomechanical engineers, has enhanced minimally invasive ACL reconstructive
surgery, allowing athletes to regain full use of their legs more rapidly and
return to full athletic activity.
Source: http://www.eurekamed.com/knee-reconstruction.html
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