Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Semitendinosus Tendon With Bone Fragment.

ABSTRACT: After anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, the tibial tunnel becomes widened over time. A revision surgery of the ACL reconstruction is required to fill the widened tunnels. Bone-patellar tendon-bone grafts often are used to fill enlarged bone tunnels. However, due to the variation in tendon length, it is often difficult to adjust the position of the bone fragment to the enlarged part of the bone tunnel. This study describes an arthroscopic ACL reconstruction technique using the semitendinosus tendon as well as a bone fragment which is placed in the enlarged tibial tunnel. The tendon and cortical bone were collected together at the tendon attachment using a flat chisel. The bone fragment was inserted through the tendon in a controlled manner and ultimately placed at the posteri

SUBMITTER: Kan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9827192 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature