title: Drill bit failure and retrieval during arthroscopic ACL reconstruction.
abstract: A case of broken drill bit during arthroscopic ACL reconstruction and the technique adopted to overcome this complication is presented. We also review the literature for intra-operative incidents and technical complications during arthroscopic ACL reconstruction and various precautions we should implement to prevent such technical pitfalls from coming into reality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: John
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaushal
keywords: ACL reconstruction; Complications; Drill bit failure; Intraoperative incidents; Technical tip