[Alloplastic augmentation in reconstruction of the knee joint ligaments].

Alloplastic augmentation of crucial ligaments of the knee is made with absorbable or non-absorbable grafts. Surgical technics is an important factor having a decisive influence on the final result. Encouraging remote results after reconstructions of the crucial ligaments with a graft taken from the ligament of the patella and allogenic augmentation show that progress in this kind of surgery should be seen in the improvement of the quality of allogenic grafts, their biocompatibility and in perfecting of the surgical technic.