title: The modified bone-patellar tendon-bone allograft in single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
abstract: Bone-patellar tendon-bone graft has been an attractive option for single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in clinical practice. However, the graft-tunnel mismatch in the proximal part of the tibial tunnel and the ultimate strength after postoperative ligamentization process have been potential problems for the traditional 10-mm wide graft. We modified the traditional bone-patellar tendon-bone allograft to make it double-layer, as an ideal substitute graft for single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with better graft-tunnel match and higher initial graft strength.
authors.affiliation: Department of Joint Surgery, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
authors.forename: Huijun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D050376:Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafting / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous