Arthroscopic double bundle ACL reconstruction using a bone patellar tendon bone-gracilis tendon composite autograft: a technical note

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2008 Apr;16(4):382-5. doi: 10.1007/s00167-007-0451-4. Epub 2007 Dec 8.

Abstract

The authors devised an alternative arthroscopic double bundle ACL reconstruction technique using a bone patellar tendon bone (BPTB)-gracilis tendon composite autograft. One tibial and two femoral tunnels were used to reconstruct two bundles of anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) [an anteromedial bundle (AM) and a post-erolateral bundle (PL)]. BTBB was fixed in the tunnels produced on the isometric points of the tibia and femur using the conventional technique. The gracilis tendon was then fixed in a PL tunnel produced using the outside-in technique. The authors consider that the devised technique based on a combination of autogenous bone patellar bone graft and gracilis tendon, can minimize tunnel widening post-operatively, allow easier revision should the reconstructed ACL fail, and also provides an alternative means of restoring rotation stability.

MeSH terms

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament / surgery*
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
  • Arthroscopy*
  • Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafting / methods*
  • Humans
  • Joint Instability / surgery
  • Knee Joint / surgery
  • Transplantation, Autologous