title: Plastic suction tip in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
abstract: There are two technical aspects of ACL reconstructive surgery that always present some difficulty. One is determining how much notchplasty is sufficient prior to passage of the graft. The other is passing the suture leader of the graft through the tibial and femoral bone tunnels. We have used a plastic disposable Yankauer suction tip to facilitate both of these tasks.
authors.affiliation: Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Skyhar
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Altchek
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery*; D010969:Plastics; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics