New technique for ACL repair taps body’s own healing power

OHSU orthopaedic surgeons are first in Oregon to use BEAR technique for common athletic injury

By Erik Robinson October 07, 2022

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Jacqueline Brady, M.D. (OHSU)

Kimberly Hall, M.D. (OHSU)

BEAR Implant HCP Video May 2022

Video: Watch a video on a procedure known as Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration implant, or BEAR, which involves repairing the torn ligament by enticing it to grow back together again. (Courtesy/Miach Orthopaedics)

BEAR technique for ACL repair

Known as Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration implant, or BEAR, the technique involves the use of an implant injected with the patient’s own blood to form a bridge between torn ends of an ACL. (Courtesy/Miach Orthopaedics)