Remnant Tensioning Through Pullout Sutures From the Femoral Tunnel During Anatomic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT: Even after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, its remnant retains the vascularized synovial sheets, fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, and various mechanoreceptors within it. The aim of preserving the remnant is to retain these components during ACL reconstruction. In the recent past, there has been an increasing trend towards preserving remnants during ACL reconstruction. Although preserving remnants have physiological advantages, cyclops lesion and extension loss were among the most feared complications. Cyclops and loss of extension are due to the fallback of the remnant into the notch. Moreover, the mechanoreceptors present in the remnant are not active when the remnant is lax. These mechanoreceptors are active when the remnant is in tension. Thus, rather than merely preserving the remna

SUBMITTER: Joshi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8626705 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature