The Lavender Fertilized Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Quadriceps Tendon All-Inside Reconstruction Fertilized With Bone Marrow Concentrate, Demineralized Bone Matrix, and Autograft Bone.

ABSTRACT: The use of biologics in sports medicine is increasing rapidly. Bone marrow concentrate has recently increased in popularity because it includes mesenchymal stem cells which, combined with AlloSync Pure, could lead to better incorporation and healing. The mixture of bone marrow concentrate and Allosync Pure can be used in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. We recently expanded on this approach with the addition of saving the host bone normally lost from tunnel reaming, using the GraftNet. After harvesting the autograft bone, we combine it with the AlloSync Pure and bone marrow concentrate. In this Technical Note, we show how this unique biologic composite is obtained and then added back into the tunnels on both the femur and tibia during a quadriceps tendon autograft all-inside anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

SUBMITTER: Lavender C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6848965 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature