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Published on: April 30, 2014
A pitfall of transfix fixation during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Nam-Hong Choi1, Kyung-Mo Son, Brian N Victoroff
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eulji Medical Center, 280-1, Hagye-1-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-231, South Korea.
Abstract:
While attempting femoral fixation during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using Bio-TransFix (Arthrex, Naples, FL), we experienced failure of complete insertion of a hamstring graft into the femoral tunnel. A passing wire was twisted in the femoral tunnel during insertion of the ACL graft. The cause and methods of prevention of this complication are discussed.