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ArticleArthroscopy techniques2017

Accurate Positioning of Femoral and Tibial Tunnels in Single Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using the Indigenously Made Bernard and Hurtle Grid on a Transparency Sheet and C-arm.

Sudeep Kumar, Anup Kumar, Ravi Kumar

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Sudeep KumarDepartment of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Phulwarisharif, Patna, Bihar, India.
Anup KumarDepartment of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Phulwarisharif, Patna, Bihar, India.
Ravi KumarDepartment of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Phulwarisharif, Patna, Bihar, India.

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Abstract

Many factors determine the outcome of the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. The single most important factor, also well within the control of a surgeon, is tunnel placement. It is difficult to accurately determine the center of the anterior cruciate ligament foot print, and many a times it is also difficult to accurately define the intercondylar and bifurcate ridge. This makes determination of the accurate entry point of the guidewire difficult. We have printed our indigenously formed grid (equidistant boxes) on an old-fashioned transparency sheet. We use a fluoroscopy (C-arm) shot intraoperatively in the lateral position and superimpose this sheet to determine the position of the guidewire by calculating the percentage of boxes. We aim at 27.7% in proximal to distal and 37.5% in anterior to posterior on the femur side and 45% in front to back and medial to lateral on the tibial side. C-arm is freely available, but the inbuilt grid facility may be available in only the higher version of C-arms. Our indigenously designed grid can be easily used across the globe with ease to achieve accuracy in tunnel placement without violating anatomy and without any extra cost.

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PMCPMC5495693

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