Simplifying Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Bone Plug Reconstructions: The “U” Trough Technique

This Technical Note discusses an anterior cruciate ligament graft preparation technique to simplify and ease graft visualization, insertion, and fixation. Our technique incorporates a 2-mm central trough in the bone plug of the graft to improve one's ability to efficiently identify and orient t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Perez, Jose R., Letter, Michael, Klein, Jason, Kaplan, Lee D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Technical Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5622206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29354427
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2017.05.003
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Sumario:This Technical Note discusses an anterior cruciate ligament graft preparation technique to simplify and ease graft visualization, insertion, and fixation. Our technique incorporates a 2-mm central trough in the bone plug of the graft to improve one's ability to efficiently identify and orient the anterior cruciate ligament graft during insertion, and ensure correct screw placement and fixation.

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