title: Knee medial collateral ligament and posteromedial corner anatomic repair with internal bracing.
abstract: An internal brace is a ligament repair bridging concept using braided ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene/polyester suture tape and knotless bone anchors to reinforce ligament strength as a secondary stabilizer after repair and return to sports, which may help resist injury recurrence. An internal brace may provide augmentation during knee medial and posteromedial corner anatomic repair. In patients with combined, chronic, symptomatic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-posteromedial corner laxity, combined ACL reconstruction with posteromedial corner reconstruction is indicated. Our ACL technique was previously published with video illustration in Arthroscopy and Arthroscopy Techniques. The purpose of this article is to describe, with video illustration, knee posteromedial corner reconstruction using anatomic repair with internal brace augmentation.
authors.affiliation: Taos Orthopaedic Institute (J.H.L., B.G.), Taos, New Mexico, U.S.A.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lubowitz
authors.affiliation: Taos Orthopaedic Institute (J.H.L., B.G.), Taos, New Mexico, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: MacKay
authors.affiliation: Taos Orthopaedic Institute (J.H.L., B.G.), Taos, New Mexico, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gilmer