Technical Considerations in Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction for Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics

As the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction continues to increase, the rate of revision surgery continues to climb. Revision surgery has inherent challenges that must be addressed to achieve successful results. The cause of the primary ACL reconstruction failure should be determined and careful preoperative planning should be performed to address the cause(s) of failure. Each patient undergoing revision surgery should undergo a thorough history and physical examination, receive full-length alignment radiographs, lateral radiographs, 45 ° flexion weight-bearing posteroanterior radiographs, and patellofemoral radiographs.

Source: Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics - January 31, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jeremy M. Burnham, Elmar Herbst, Thierry Pauyo, Thomas Pfeiffer, Darren L. Johnson, Freddie H. Fu, Volker Musahl Source Type: research