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Technique for Grafting Preexisting Bone Tunnels During the First Stage of Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Richard Ma1,2, Samuel D Hawkins1, Gregory D Caplinger1,2
1University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A.
Abstract:
The incidence of revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is increasing. Anticipated convergence of malpositioned tunnels, significant graft tunnel widening, and bone loss are all indications for performing a 2-staged revision reconstruction. The goal of this Technical Note is to describe a simple bone-grafting technique for placing allograft bone matrix into femoral and tibial bone tunnels during the first stage of a 2-stage revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
