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Quadriceps tendon-patellar bone autograft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a technical note
Francesco Franceschi1, Umile Giuseppe Longo, Laura Ruzzini
1Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Biomedico University, Rome, Italy.
Abstract:
The quadriceps tendon autograft can be used for primary and revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Despite several successful clinical reports, graft fixation issues remain, and the ideal technique for fixation continues to be controversial. We present a technique of ACL reconstruction with quadriceps tendon autograft (QTA) using a patellar bone block. The tendon end is fixed in the femoral tunnel and the bone plug in the tibial tunnel using reabsorbable interference screws. The advantages of this technique are related to the increase in stiffness of the graft, the achievement of a more anatomic fixation, and a reduction in synovial fluid leakage.
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