ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2026
Patella tendon autograft use and A-shaped femoral notch are associated with more anterior and proximal femoral tunnel placement during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of surgical and anatomical variables, including graft type, femoral notch width and shape, posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) width and lateral femoral condyle (LFC) diameter, on femoral tunnel position during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Methods: All consecutive patients who underwent primary ACLR between 2017 and 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. Femoral tunnel position was evaluated in the posterior-to-anterior (P-A) and proximal-to-distal (P-D) directions using the quadrant method. Surgical and anatomical variables (including patient demographics, ACLR graft type, femoral notch width and shape, PCL width and LFC diameter) were compared between the most anterior and proximal quartiles of femoral tunnel positions to the rest of the cohort to identify variables associated with anterior and proximal femoral tunnel placement. Statistical tests included independent Results: A total of 372 patients (mean age: 25 years; 190 [51%] females) were included for analysis. Compared to the non-anterior group, the anterior quartile group had a higher proportion of bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) autografts (38% BPTB vs. 22% BPTB; Conclusion: BPTB autograft use was associated with more anterior femoral tunnel placement, while an A-shape femoral notch, smaller LFC diameter and female sex were associated with more proximal femoral tunnel placement during primary ACLR. For clinical relevance, these data may be useful to surgeons to identify demographic, surgical and anatomical variables that may influence femoral tunnel position during primary ACLR. Level of Evidence: Level IV, case series.
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