title: Tips of the trade #28. Accurate tunnel placement using drill guides in knee ligament reconstruction.
abstract: Knee ligament reconstruction is optimized when intra-articular grafts are placed isometrically. Several drill guides have been designed to facilitate accurate tunnel placement. The use of an intra-articular keying hole, made with a burr, enhances proper and secure drill guide placement. Sterile mineral oil lubrication of the drill guide components will help prevent their distortion and will eliminate improper tunnel placement.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Wolock
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000637:transplantation; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery