Stay Ipsilateral: An Analysis of Tibial Tunnel Distance Between Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Posterior Meniscal Root Repair.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To establish mean distance or identify intersection between tibial tunnels for posterior meniscal root repair in the setting of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction.

Methods

Twelve cadaver knees and 12 solid foam synthetic tibiae were used. ACL and PCL tunnels were drilled for single-bundle reconstruction, and both medial and lateral posterior root repair tunnels were drilled. Specimens underwent computed tomography scanning and shortest distances between tunnels in all planes were measured by 2 readers. Distances were compared between groups using a t-test.

Results

In ACL reconstruction, the medial meniscal root tunnel was not significantly closer to the cruciate tunnel when drilled from either medial or

SUBMITTER: Campbell A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8365198 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature