title: Novel technique for passing tendon grafts through bone tunnels.
abstract: Anatomic reconstruction in orthopedic surgery often requires the passage of soft tissue through bone tunnels. Difficulties may arise due to anatomic constraints surrounding the bone tunnels or the graft size. The authors present a novel technique for passing tendon grafts through bone tunnels that is simple, readily available, effective, and comparatively inexpensive.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Surgery Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Gerald L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Farber
authors.forename: Kenneth F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D058971:Tenotomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*