title: Anatomic Oblong Double Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
abstract: Double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using hamstring tendon grafts is a standard procedure for ACL injury. However, its clinical effectiveness is not always satisfactory. One cause of this was problems with the graft-tunnel healing of the posterolateral bundle (PLB) on the femur. To solve this problem, we devised a new anatomic ACL reconstruction technique to improve the graft-tunnel healing of the femoral PLB by using a single-bundle with one bone tunnel on the femoral side and a double-bundle on the tibial side. We have performed 40 procedures with excellent results and no cases of intra- or postoperative complication. This procedure can help improve the graft-tunnel healing around the femoral bone tunnel aperture for the PLB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chikugo City Hospital.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soejima
authors.forename: Hidetaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Kousuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tabuchi
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horibe
authors.forename: Yoshinari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shiba
mesh_terms: D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged