title: Magnetic resonance imaging of double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
abstract: Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) using the double-bundle technique is getting highly increasing attention. This surgical approach uses two separate tendon grafts with the intention to reconstruct both anatomic bundles in order to restore the full biomechanical function of the original ligament. With the increasing popularity of this technique, radiologists will be more frequently confronted with patients who underwent this surgical procedure. The aims of this essay are to briefly describe the basic biomechanical and surgical principles and to summarize the magnetic resonance imaging findings of the knee after double-bundle ACL reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Charité, Campus Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany. alexander.poellinger@charite.de
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poellinger
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scheffler
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hamm
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Asbach
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome