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ArticleArthroscopy techniques2018

"Over the Top" Augmentation for Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears Using Suspension Device for Tibial Fixation.

Alejandro Espejo-Baena, Alejandro Espejo-Reina, María Josefa Espejo-Reina, Jaime Dalla Rosa-Nogales, Joaquina Ruiz-Del Pino, María Belén Martín-Castilla

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Alejandro Espejo-BaenaDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Vithas Parque San Antonio, Málaga, Spain.
Alejandro Espejo-ReinaDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Vithas Parque San Antonio, Málaga, Spain.
María Josefa Espejo-ReinaDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Comarcal de Antequera, Antequera, Spain.
Jaime Dalla Rosa-NogalesDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Vithas Parque San Antonio, Málaga, Spain.
Joaquina Ruiz-Del PinoEmergency Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain.
María Belén Martín-CastillaDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Vithas Parque San Antonio, Málaga, Spain.

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Abstract

A technique for augmentation of the partial anterior cruciate ligament is presented. The patient is positioned supine with the knee flexed 90°. After addressing intra-articular injuries, the autologous semitendinosus tendon is harvested and measured in a doubled manner; after that, the tibial tunnel is performed in the outside-in direction, of the same diameter of the doubled graft. Both ends of the graft are sutured together, after inserting it through the loop of a suspension device, which is attached in its augmentation piece. A lateral femoral incision is made, to approach the joint through the "over the top" position. A looped thread is introduced inside the joint with the aid of a hook. This thread pulls the graft's sutures through the "over the top" position. A femoral tunnel is then drilled in the lateromedial and caudocranial direction. The suspension device is attached to the anterior tibial cortex and the graft is pulled in the caudocranial direction to the femoral tunnel, where an interference screw is used for fixation.

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