Abstract
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction can be performed with a variety of techniques. Multiple graft sources for reconstruction are also available. The senior author (JRS) has used an arthroscopically assisted technique with 2 incisions that has achieved consistently good results. One incision is made over the patellar tendon, allowing harvest of the bone-patellar tendon-bone graft and tibial tunnel placement and graft fixation. A second lateral incision is used for femoral tunnel placement and fixation. This method has produced predictably good results and avoids some of the potential complications of endoscopic ACL reconstruction.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 273-280 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1999 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:From the *Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, TX; the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic, Vail, CO; and the **Section of Sports Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Supported by the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic and Research Foundation, Vail, CO. Address reprint requests to Scott D. Mail MD, K401 Kentucky Clinic, Section of Sports Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0284. Copyright © 1999 by W.B. Saunders Company 1048-6666/99/0904-0004510.00/0
Funding
From the *Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, TX; the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic, Vail, CO; and the **Section of Sports Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Supported by the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic and Research Foundation, Vail, CO. Address reprint requests to Scott D. Mail MD, K401 Kentucky Clinic, Section of Sports Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0284. Copyright © 1999 by W.B. Saunders Company 1048-6666/99/0904-0004510.00/0
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Steadman-Hawkins Clinic and Research Foundation |
Keywords
- ACL
- Knee
- Surgery
- Technique
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine