title: Arthroscopic posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using four-strand hamstring tendon graft and interference screws.
abstract: We describe an arthroscopic technique for reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) using a four-strand hamstring tendon graft. The femoral tunnel is drilled via the anterolateral portal and the tibial tunnel through the skin incision from the graft harvest. The graft is pulled through the tunnels with pullout sutures and fastened with interference screws. The results to date are good and the procedure can often be performed as day surgery.
authors.affiliation: North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre, Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pinczewski
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thuresson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Otto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nyquist
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001863:Bone Screws; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*