Review article: anatomic double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
review · Level V
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Abstract
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) consists of 2 bundles: a slightly larger anteromedial bundle and a posterolateral bundle, named according to their relative tibial insertion sites. Both bundles are crucial to knee stability. Although it is more technically demanding, a double bundle ACL reconstruction restores the knee biomechanics better and provides more rotational stability than a single bundle ACL reconstruction. Intermediate and long-term clinical investigation including the measurement of rotational laxity and the evaluation of osteoarthritic change is needed to confirm biomechanical and short-term clinical outcomes.
Medical subject headings
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament
- Arthroscopy
- Knee Injuries
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
Anatomy
- knee