ArticleArthroscopy techniques2023
A "Short Isometric Construct" Reconstruction Technique for the Medial Collateral Ligament of the Knee.
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- Single-strand superficial medial collateral ligament reconstruction with a peroneus longus split graft provides reliable control of anteromedial rotatory instability combined with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A 2-year clinical cohort study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Mini-Open Short Superficial and Deep Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Knee With Adjustable System.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- Is the Lind or LaPrade Technique Able to Control Anterior and Rotational Laxity in Medial-Side Knee Injuries? A Controlled Laboratory Study of 18 Knees.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Isn't It Time to Stop Pretending Ligament Reconstructions Are "Anatomic"?Sports health · 2025Article
- Which tibial implantation site for the deep medial collateral ligament should be chosen to control anteromedial rotatory instability of the knee?Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Current Classification Systems for Knee Ligament Injuries Are Limited to Ligament Involvement and Do Not Consider Injury Mechanism or Sequence of Injury: A Scoping Review.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Review
- Double-Bundle Femoral-Based Reconstruction of the Deep and Superficial Medial Collateral Ligament for Anteromedial Rotatory Instability: The MAVERIK Technique.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Current trends in the medial side of the knee: not only medial collateral ligament (MCL).Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2024Review
- A Flat Reconstruction of the Medial Collateral Ligament and Anteromedial Structures Restores Native Knee Kinematics: A Biomechanical Robotic Investigation.The American journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- A novel minimally invasive nonanatomical single-bundle medial collateral ligament reconstruction technique with a short isometric construct Achilles tendon allograft: A surgical description with clinical and radiological outcomes in multiligament knee injury patients.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
- A Comparative Biomechanical Study of Alternative Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Techniques.The American journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Recently there has been increased focus on the medial collateral ligament (MCL) and the role the medial ligament complex plays in preventing valgus and external rotation, especially in the setting of a combined ligament injury. Multiple surgical techniques purport to reproduce "normal anatomy"; however, only one technique addresses the deep MCL fibers and the prevention of external rotation. Thus we describe the "short isometric construct" MCL reconstruction which is stiffer than the anatomic reconstructions. The "short isometric construct" technique resists valgus throughout range of motion whereas its obliquity resists tibial external rotation, helping to reduce the risk of anterior cruciate ligament graft re-rupture.
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