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Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Quadriceps Tendon-Patellar Bone Autograft
J Christian Peterson1, Marci Bartholomew1, James Lebolt1,2
1Michigan State University Orthopedic Residency Program, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
Abstract:
Multiple surgical techniques for posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction have been described and subsequently scrutinized. We describe a surgical technique using full-thickness quadriceps tendon-patellar bone autograft in single-bundle, all-inside posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction that offers the following advantages over traditional technique: This technique mitigates the risk of tunnel widening and convergence while preserving bone stock, eliminating the killer turn, allowing for suspensory cortical fixation to optimize stabilization, and using a bone plug that allows for faster graft incorporation.

