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ReviewCurrent reviews in musculoskeletal medicine2025

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Common Intraoperative Mistakes and Techniques for Error Recovery.

Kevin C Wang, Timothy Keeley, Drew A Lansdown

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Review in Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Kevin C WangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Timothy KeeleyDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Drew A LansdownDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. Drew.Lansdown@ucsf.edu.

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Abstract

purpose of reviewAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is a commonly performed procedure among general orthopedists, and is a logged procedure required for graduation from accredited orthopaedic residency programs. RECENT

findingsACL reconstruction surgery has a number of critical steps, and intraoperative errors can significantly impact the success rate and morbidity of this operation. Technical errors are frequently cited as some of the most common reasons for ACL reconstruction failure. This narrative review provides low-volume surgeons and trainees with an overview of the common errors that can be made during the critical steps of an ACL reconstruction procedure. We suggest technical points for avoiding commonly-encountered errors and provide a description of evidence-supported error recovery techniques to address these errors if they occur intraoperatively. These key steps include femoral tunnel creation, tibial tunnel creation, graft harvest and preparation, and graft fixation within the tunnels. We discuss a number of primary and backup fixation strategies as well as all commonly used autografts (bone-patellar tendon-bone, hamstring, and quadriceps tendon). Additionally, we provide a brief overview on address intra-operative graft contamination citing currently available evidence.

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ACLACL reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligamentTunnel blowout

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PMID39907972
PMCPMC12446163

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