Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Combination With an Extra-Articular Tenodesis

This article focuses on the role of lateral extra-articular tenodesis in reestablishing dynamic stability when performed together with ACL reconstruction; then it describes our preferred surgical technique, which always associates ACL and lateral extra-articular tenodesis, and discusses it with other surgical options described in literature.

Source: Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics - March 7, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Stefano Zaffagnini, Tommaso Roberti Di Sarsina, Luca Macchiarola, Alberto Grassi, Federico Raggi, Cecilia Signorelli, Maurilio Marcacci Source Type: research