Technical Considerations for Quadriceps Tendon Harvest

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Fig. 12.1 (a) Incision and (b) scar following conventional quadriceps tendon harvest The minimally invasive harvest techniques described in this chapter, in conjunction with recent development of specialized instrumentation, allow…

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Portals

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Fig. 23.1 ACL femoral remnant (dotted lines). AM ACL anteromedial bundle footprint, PL ACL posterolateral bundle footprint 23.3 The Use of Anteromedial Portals for the Femoral Tunnel Creation Choosing appropriate…

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Treatment of MCL Injury in Combined ACL/MCL Injury

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American Medical Association grading scale Clinical laxity (mm) [39] Radiographic widening (in 20° flexion) [40] Grade I Localized tenderness but no instability 3–5 mm 3.2 mm difference compared to contralateral…

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Instrumented Static Laxity Evaluation

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Fig. 38.1 Measurement of anterior knee laxity with the KT-1000® The KT-1000® was developed in the 1980s by Daniel et al. [22]. To date, this is the most common device…

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Press-Fit ACL Reconstruction

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Fig. 24.1 A 9 mm hollow miller is inserted in a flat angle over the distal patellar. The so harvested half cylinder with the central third of the patellar tendon…

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