The Modified Ellison Technique: A Distally Fixed Iliotibial Band Transfer for Lateral Extra-articular Augmentation of the Knee.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 35155121.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.eats.2021.10.016 and PMC identifier 8821877.
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Abstract
Lateral extra-articular augmentation (LEA) of anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions significantly reduces graft failure rates. Currently, proximally fixed LEA procedures are popular techniques. However, there are concerns about these techniques regarding anterior cruciate ligament tunnel collision, kinematic overconstraint, and increasing lateral-compartment contact forces. These issues are potentially avoided by the modified Ellison procedure, which is a distally fixed LEA technique. This article describes the surgical details of this easily reproducible technique.
Anatomy
- knee
- tibia