ArticleArthroscopy techniques2019
Minimally Invasive Ultrasound-Guided Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction With Autologous 2-Strand Gracilis Graft.
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- Endoscopic Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction Using an Iliotibial Band Strip: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Isolated ACL Reconstruction Versus Combined ACL and ALL Reconstruction With Indication Guided by Intraoperative Ultrasound: A Propensity Score-Matched Study of 260 Patients With a Minimum 2-Year Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Comparison of Time-Zero Primary Stability Between a Biodegradable Magnesium Bone Staple and Metal Bone Staples for Knee Ligament Fixation: A Biomechanical Study in a Porcine Model.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Does harvesting of the semitendinosus tendon really spare the gracilis in pediatric anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Femoral and tibial bone bruise volume is not correlated with ALL injury or rotational instability in patients with ACL-deficient knee.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
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Abstract
We describe an ultrasound-guided anterolateral ligament (ALL) reconstruction technique that uses the gracilis tendon and can be added to any anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction technique. Preoperative ultrasound imaging is used to view the ruptured ALL and confirm the location of bony landmarks. Two minimally invasive incisions are made: one posterior to the lateral epicondyle and one posterior to the Gerdy tubercle. After anterior cruciate ligament graft fixation, the 2-strand gracilis tendon is introduced from the tibial incision, under the fascia lata, toward the femoral incision. The ALL graft is secured to the femur with a 5.5-mm anchor, positioned posteriorly and proximally to the lateral epicondyle. The distal end of the graft is tightened in full extension and fixed to the tibia with a ligament staple posterior to the Gerdy tubercle. This ALL technique requires no graft preparation.
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