Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis: A Technique With an Iliotibial Band Strand Without Implants.

ABSTRACT: The main goal in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) should be to restore normal knee biomechanics so the chances of failure decrease. The persistence of knee instability after ACLR goes from 0.7% to 20%. Several factors have been identified and studied, but there are some selected cases in which it seems that without adding lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) it is not possible to control rotational instability. Data exist supporting that LET could reduce pivot shift (PS), without losing flexion/extension range of motion nor adding risk of osteoarthritis. Recently, LET has been used in addition to ACLR to add restriction to internal tibial rotation forces, and different authors have shown their techniques to achieve this task. Also, biomechanical studies have compared dif

SUBMITTER: Abusleme S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7823113 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature