title: Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament with free grafting of the patellar tendon: surgical technique.
abstract: A free graft taken from the patellar tendon with a proximal and distal bone plug is used for the treatment of lesions of the anterior cruciate ligament; the authors emphasize the graft harvest procedure, the preparation of the graft, and its fixation, and specify that for the latter they prefer to anchor the traction wires of the neoligament to a proximal and a distal cortical screw.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Ortopedico Toscano, Firenze.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Felli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fioravanti
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010329:Patella; D011859:Radiography; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D013997:Time Factors