Quadriceps tendon-patellar bone autograft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a technical note.
The quadriceps tendon autograft can be used for primary and revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Despite several successful clinical reports, graft fixation issues remain, and the ideal technique for fixation continues to be controversial. We present a technique of ACL reconstruction with quadriceps tendon autograft (QTA) using a patellar bone block. The tendon end is fixed in the femoral tunnel and the bone plug in the tibial tunnel using reabsorbable interference screws. The advantages of this technique are related to the increase in stiffness of the graft, the achievement of a more anatomic fixation, and a reduction in synovial fluid leakage.
Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Biomedico University, Rome, Italy.
Francesco
F
Franceschi
Umile Giuseppe
UG
Longo
Laura
L
Ruzzini
Rocco
R
Papalia
Nicola
N
Maffulli
Vincenzo
V
Denaro
D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D050376:Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafting / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012086:Reoperation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous