Open AccessRadiologic assessment of femoral and tibial tunnel placement based on anatomic landmarks in arthroscopic single bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Author(s) -
Sandeep Kumar Nema,
Gopisankar Balaji,
Sujiv Akkilagunta,
Jagdish Me,
Murali Poduval,
Dilip K. Patro
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/ortho.ijortho_219_16
Subject(s) - medicine , coronal plane , radiography , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , sagittal plane , anterior cruciate ligament , orthopedic surgery , tibia , arthroscopy , orthodontics , anatomy , surgery
Accurate tibial and femoral tunnel placement has a significant effect on outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Postoperative radiographs provide a reliable and valid way for the assessment of anatomical tunnel placement after ACLR. The aim of this study was to examine the radiographic location of tibial and femoral tunnels in patients who underwent arthroscopic ACLR using anatomic landmarks. Patients who underwent arthroscopic ACLR from January 2014 to March 2016 were included in this retrospective cohort study.