 Hello everyone, I am Dr. Prince Gupta, Consultant Orthopedics and Neespecialist, Manipal Hospital, Palam VR. In the series of educational videos, today we are going to discuss a newer technique related to ACL reconstruction. So, topic for today's video is ACL reconstruction with internal bracing. Today we are going to discuss what benefits does internal bracing gives in addition to normal ACL reconstruction or conventional technique. So, for that we need to understand the anatomy of ACL. ACL is the commonest ligament which gets injured during sports, any sports, high energy sports like soccer, cricket. In fact, it is so commonly injured ligament that most of the soccer players have had this surgery during their career. So, the ACL is the ligament which gives anterior stability to the knee joint. It goes from femur posteriorly and tibia anteriorly. So, whenever this ligament gets injured, we need to reconstruct the ligament or repair the ligament. In most of the cases, whenever the ligament is injured from a mid-substance that is in between the ligament, then the only option we are left with is ACL reconstruction. So, in conventional technique, ACL reconstruction is done using hamstring tendon of the patient and it is harvested and ligament is prepared and fixed above to the femur and fixed downwards to the tibia. So, what we do with internal bracing is we use a fibre tape along with the harvested hamstring tendon, fix it with the femur and tibia. The benefits of this additional technique or additional procedure is patient gets early recovery, patient can resume his work or resume his sports as soon as possible. Less hospital stays there. So, it is definitely better as compared to the conventional technique. So, for any other query related to this technique or any knee surgery, you may contact Manipal Hospital Palam Vihar. I am working there as a full-time consultant. Thank you.