Socket-Anchor Technique for 3-Portal All-Inside Arthroscopic Anterior Talofibular Ligament Reconstruction Using Allograft Tendon.

ABSTRACT: Arthroscopic techniques for anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) reconstruction have been developed in recent years. Allograft tendons are often used in ATFL reconstruction, and surgical indications include an insufficiently strong ligament remnant, high-demand activities, repeated ankle sprains, and revision cases. We describe a socket-anchor technique for talar tunnel creation: A 10-mm-deep bone tunnel (socket) is created along a previously located guidewire at the ATFL talar footprint; an absorbable suture anchor is inserted into the end of the socket; and the graft is tied to the suture, pulled into the socket, and finally, secured using an arthroscopic knot pusher. This technique provides the advantages of being minimally invasive, ensuring a sufficient tendon-bone interface healing a

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10714272 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature