Tips of the trade #28. Accurate tunnel placement using drill guides in knee ligament reconstruction.
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.
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Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Wolock
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D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000637:transplantation; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery