title: Arthroscopic-assisted simultaneous reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament and the lateral collateral ligament using hamstrings and absorbable screws.
abstract: Arthroscopic-assisted simultaneous reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and the lateral collateral ligament (LCL) using hamstring tendon grafts is described. The femoral tunnel is drilled through an incision over the medial femoral condyle and the tibial tunnel through the same skin incision used for harvesting the tendon graft. PCL reconstruction is performed using a 4-strand hamstring tendon graft and absorbable screw fixation. The tendon of the semitendinosus muscle of the uninvolved knee is used as a lateral loop for LCL reconstruction. After pulling the transplant through the fibular head, femoral fixation of the loop is made with an absorbable screw.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. ill@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lill
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Glasmacher
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Korner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verheyden
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Josten
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D001863:Bone Screws; D017885:Collateral Ligaments / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*