Open AccessTunnel widening prevention with the allo-Achilles tendon graft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionSurgical tips and short term followup
Author(s) -
Dong Won Suh,
Seung Beom Han,
Woo Jin Yeo,
Won Hee Lee,
Jae Ho Kwon,
Bong Soo Kyung
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.201715
Subject(s) - medicine , reamer , anterior cruciate ligament , surgery , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , orthopedic surgery , achilles tendon , radiography , impaction , tendon , materials science , metallurgy
Tunnel widening (TW) after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction can be a serious complication, and there is controversy over how to prevent it. This study aimed to suggest surgical approaches to prevent TW using an allo-Achilles tendon graft, and then to evaluate TW after these surgical tips were applied.