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Tips for Accurate Beath Pin Length Measurement While Using an Arthroscopic Jig to Avoid Neurovascular Injury Due to
Hitendra G Patil1, Milind V Pimprikar2, Chinar K Patil3
1Department of Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, Shri Guruji Hospital, Nashik, Maharashtra, India.
Introduction:
Arthroscopic jigs are specialized surgical instruments used in arthroscopy for drilling bone tunnels at the desired location. Neurovascular complications are known due to accidental over penetration of the beath pin in the posterior compartment.
Surgical Technique:
We have provided a simple method to determine the minimum[t1.1] length needed of the beath pin so that when the chuck of the drill touches the stopper of the drill sleeve, we are sure that the beath pin has just exited at the desired point marked by the targeting guide and cannot go beyond that.
Conclusion:
Our technique of accurate beath pin measurement avoids over penetration of beath pin while using an Arthroscopy jig and thus avoids neurovascular complications.
