title: Double bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: surgical technique and results.
abstract: The keys to successful posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction are to identify and treat all pathology, use strong graft material, accurately place tunnels in anatomic insertion sites, minimize graft bending, use a mechanical graft tensioning device, use primary and back-up graft fixation, and use the appropriate postoperative rehabilitation program. Adherence to these technical principles results in successful single and double-bundle arthroscopic transtibial tunnel posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction based upon stress radiography, arthrometer, knee ligament rating scales, and patient satisfaction measurements.
authors.affiliation: Geisinger Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Danville, PA 17822-5212, USA. gfanelli@geisinger.edu
authors.forename: Gregory C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Fanelli
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: Craig J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Edson
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome