title: Simple solution for failure of trailing sutures when using the EndoButton in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: the "Rescue Rein".
abstract: In this article, we introduce the technique of adding a second suture in the distal hole of the EndoButton. This suture, the "Rescue Rein," is kept with the graft and is a simple solution for recovering the graft during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction when the EndoButton becomes jammed within the femoral tunnel and the trailing sutures cannot be removed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. jrvega61@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Irribarra
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Filippi
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation
chemical_list: C014534:Ethibond; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates