title: Posterolateral corner reconstruction using a hamstring allograft and a bioabsorbable tenodesis screw: description of a new surgical technique.
abstract: Capsuloligamentous posterolateral corner knee joint deficiencies cause increased anterior cruciate ligament forces during internal knee rotation and increased posterior cruciate ligament forces during external knee rotation. Undiagnosed posterolateral corner knee joint injury in combination with anterior cruciate ligament or posterior cruciate ligament injury can lead to failure of anterior cruciate ligament or posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The purpose of this technical note is to present a new posterolateral corner reconstruction technique for treating patients with chronic capsuloligamentous posterolateral corner deficiency. The technique uses a bioabsorbable tenodesis screw and a hamstring allograft to reconstruct the popliteofibular and lateral collateral ligaments.
authors.affiliation: Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA.
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kocabey
authors.forename: Akbar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nawab
authors.forename: David N M
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Caborn
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nyland
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001863:Bone Screws; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000293:injuries*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous