MCL Reconstruction Using a Flat Tendon Graft for Anteromedial and Posteromedial Instability.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 35256966.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.eats.2021.10.019 and PMC identifier 8897492.
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Abstract
The main principles of the present medial collateral ligament (MCL) reconstruction techniques are (1) to approximate the natural anatomy and (2) to restore the main passive restraining structures in anteromedial and posteromedial knee instability. Therefore, we describe a technique using a flat tendon graft instead of tubular grafts with point-to-point bone fixation. Moreover, we address the deep MCL, a relevant restraint to anteromedial instability.