An original technique for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament is explained. Two bundles are reconstructed using the central third of the patellar tendon and the gracilis tendon, passed through four tunnels but requiring only two interference screws for fixation.Level of evidence V.

Double-bundle bone-patellar tendon-bone and gracilis in ACL reconstruction / D. Dejour, P. Ferrua, N. Bonin, P.R.F. Saggin. - In: KNEE SURGERY, SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY, ARTHROSCOPY. - ISSN 0942-2056. - 20:11(2012 Nov), pp. 2239-2242. [10.1007/s00167-011-1870-9]

Double-bundle bone-patellar tendon-bone and gracilis in ACL reconstruction

P. Ferrua
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2012

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An original technique for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament is explained. Two bundles are reconstructed using the central third of the patellar tendon and the gracilis tendon, passed through four tunnels but requiring only two interference screws for fixation.Level of evidence V.
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Bone-patellar tendon-bone graft; Gracilis tendon graft; Double-bundle ACL reconstruction; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; Arthroscopy; Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafting; Humans; Tendon Transfer; Tibia
Settore MED/33 - Malattie Apparato Locomotore
nov-2012
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