Anatomic Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstring Tendon Autograft through Single Femoral Tunnel and Single Branched Tibial Tunnel

Autor: Naser Mohamed Selim, M.D.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Arthroscopy Techniques, Vol 7, Iss 10, Pp e989-e998 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2212-6287
DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2018.06.004
Popis: Conventional single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction cannot improve the rotational stability of the knee. Traditional double-bundle ACL reconstruction requires is demanding, complex, time- and implant consuming, and associated with a high incidence of complications. Double-bundle ACL reconstruction using a free quadriceps tendon autograft through 3 independent tunnels provides some advantage, but the antegrade graft passage, tibial tunnel confluence, and graft site morbidity represent disadvantages. This Technical Note describes a modification of double-bundle ACL reconstruction using the hamstring tendon autograft through a single branched tibial tunnel and a single femoral tunnel using 2 interference screws (Arthrex, Naples, FL). The gracilis tendon autograft is passed through tibial tunnel stem to the posterolateral tibial tunnel branch to the posterolateral position in the femoral tunnel. The semitendinosus tendon autograft is passed through the tibial tunnel stem to the anteromedial tibial tunnel branch to the anteromedial position in the femoral tunnel. Both grafts are fixed by 2 interference screws: 1 at the femoral tunnel and 1 at the tibial tunnel stem with the knee at 20° flexion.
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