Modified Anatomical Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Flat Semitendinosus Graft and C-shaped Tibial Canal.

ABSTRACT: Every year, approximately 400,000 patients undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery in the United States, accounting for almost 50% of all knee surgeries in the country. Recent studies have demonstrated that the ACL is a ribbon-like structure with a C-shaped tibial insertion and a flat femoral origin. This article introduces a modification of an ACL reconstruction technique. The modification renders the procedure easily reproducible with standard surgical instruments. We will describe a surgical technique modification that goes beyond the standard round bone tunnels and adopts a more anatomical approach using a C-shaped tibial canal and a flat femoral canal using a flat semitendinosus (semi-T) graft. The use of a semi-T graft better reproduces the ribbon-like ACL ana

SUBMITTER: Chamieh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10838054 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature