A Technique Utilizing GraftNet to Fill Graft Donor Sites in Bone-Patellar-Bone Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 31890524.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.eats.2019.07.029 and PMC identifier 6928353.
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Abstract
Anterior knee pain and patella fracture are 2 potential complications of bone-patellar-bone autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Techniques have been developed to minimize the risk of these complications, including filling the defects with autologous bone fragments and augmenting with biologic agents. We have developed a technique that uses a graft collection device to collect the autologous bone graft generated during surgery. This graft augments the larger bone graft derived from the bone plugs. This autologous augmentation provides a complete biologic strategy to potentially reduce the risk of anterior knee pain and potential patella fracture.
Anatomy
- knee