Acute Repair of Ruptured Patellar Tendon Justin H. Bartley Kristina L. Welton Eric C. McCarty Sterile Instruments/Equipment (Fig. 51-1) • Tourniquet (optional—rarely used by authors) • Skin retractors • Scalpel…
Knee Dislocation— ACL/PCL/PLC Jarret M. Woodmass Bruce A. Levy Michael J. Stuart Chronic ACL/PCL/PLC Injuries • A thorough physical examination is performed to assess knee range of motion, ligament laxity,…
Knee Dislocation: PCL-ACL-Medial Reconstruction Gregory C. Fanelli Matthew G. Fanelli Sterile Instruments/Equipment • Fanelli posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)/anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) Guide and instrumentation system (Biomet Sports Medicine, Warsaw, Indiana)…
Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Thierry Pauyo Marcio Bottene Villa Albers Freddie H. Fu Preoperative Considerations • Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction should focus on the restoration of the ACL…
Tibial Inlay Technique for Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Victor Anciano Mark D. Miller Advantages of Tibial Inlay over Transtibial Approach • The transtibial approach has been shown to increase graft…
Endoscopic PCL Reconstruction Ryan P. Coughlin Claude T. Moorman III Sterile Instruments and Equipment • Tourniquet • Fluoroscopy • 30- and 70-degree arthroscope • Arthroscopic cannulas • Achilles allograft •…
Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction Jacob M. Kirsch Moin Khan Asheesh Bedi Relative Indications for Anterolateral Ligament (ALL) Reconstruction • Persistent pivot shift test following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction • Preoperative…
Revision ACL Reconstruction Rick W. Wright Indications • Functional instability with desired or daily activities • Positive pivot shift, Lachman test consistent with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) insufficiency • KT…
ACL Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature Patient Peter D. Fabricant Mininder S. Kocher Sterile Instrument/Equipment • All cases • Tourniquet • Knee arthroscopy equipment • Preadolescents: modified MacIntosh procedure, combined…
Double-Bundle Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Drew A. Lansdown Charles Bush-Joseph Background • The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is the primary restraint to posterior translation of the tibia and is an…
