A Convergent Tibial Tunnel Technique for Concomitant Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Meniscal Root Repair

Catherine Hui; Andrew Salipas; Joseph Cavanagh

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2024.102918

A Convergent Tibial Tunnel Technique for Concomitant Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Meniscal Root Repair

Arthrosc Tech. 2024 Feb 16;13(4):102918. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2024.102918. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Authors

Catherine Hui^{1

2}, Andrew Salipas^{1

2

3}, Joseph Cavanagh^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
² Kaye Edmonton Clinic, Edmonton, Canada.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Monash Health, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia.

Abstract

Modern arthroscopic knee-reconstruction techniques involve the use of multiple bone tunnels and fixation devices to restore the anatomy and stability of the knee after traumatic injury. In these injuries, however, tunnel collision can be problematic, especially when combining anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with meniscal root repairs or multiligament reconstructions. We describe a multiple tibial tunnel technique to allow fixation of both anterior cruciate ligament graft and meniscal roots through convergence to a single tibial cortical aperture.