Dr. Knox Studies New Techniques for ACL Knee Surgery

Dr. Thomas E. Knox, an orthopaedic surgeon, completed training in November to use new techniques for reconstructive surgery and fixation of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee. He is one of just three Arkansas orthopaedic surgeons to have completed this training and the only local surgeon to have done so, he said.

The course on “double bundle ACL reconstruction” provided Dr. Knox nine and three-quarters credits of Continuing Medical Education and was sponsored by the Arthroscopy Association of North America at the Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, Jackson, Miss.

Dr. Knox said the researchers expect the double bundle technique to more closely recreate the biomechanical function of the native ligament. “This new technique replaces traditional single bundle ACL reconstruction and may prevent long-term degenerative changes in the knee following surgery,” Dr. Knox said. The procedure can be done on an outpatient basis as a type of arthroscopic, or less invasive, surgery.

Dr. Knox has practiced in Mountain Home since 1983 and is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. His practice is Knox Orthopaedics, at 3 Medical Plaza. He is a member of the AAOS and the AANA and served on the AANA bylaws committee through 2008. For more information, call (870) 424-3400 or 1-800-621-3218.

Knox Orthopaedics provides diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of the hand, knee, hip, and shoulder, total joint replacement, sports medicine, diagnostic radiology services, open MRI, hand and shoulder therapy.