title: Anatomical reconstruction of popliteofibular ligament using looped biceps femoris tendon: a case report.
abstract: We describe a case of popliteofibular ligament (PFL) injury, successfully treated with a new anatomic reconstruction technique looping the biceps femoris tendon (BT). The anterior half of the BT was split longitudinally from the fibular insertion, cut at the proximal end and left attached at the insertion. The proximal end of the BT was looped back in a slit made in the popliteal tendon (PT) at the original anatomical insertion site of the PFL, and passed through the tunnel from the posterior and the baseball suture was tightened on the anterior cortex of fibular head.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto Kujo Hospital, Karahashi Rajomoncho10, Minamiku, Kyoto 601-8453, Japan. nobuw2001@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Nobuyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: Yukihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Nobuhiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Shinro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*