Posterior cruciate ligament injuries and arthroscopic reconstruction method

Volume: 32 Number: 5 September 11, 2006
  • Mehmet Binnet
  • Ilksen Gurkan
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Posterior cruciate ligament injuries and arthroscopic reconstruction method

Abstract

Arthroscopic posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction is a technically demanding procedure. However, not all patients with PCL injury require reconstruction. We reconstruct the PCL, when there is significant posterior instability or associated ligamentous injury. Bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft or allograft or Achilles tendon allograft can be used for PCL reconstruction. Here we outline our arthroscopic technique for reconstruction. Posterior cruciate ligament-specific drill guides and the use of accessory arthroscopy portals assist in reconstruction. Fluoroscopic guidance is useful in tibial tunnel placement. An isometer is used to determine the correct femoral tunnel placement. The graft passage is eased by the use of a cerclage wire as a pulley. Finally, the graft is fixed in full extension. Attention to the technical surgical details of PCL reconstruction will increase the probability of success.

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Mehmet Binnet This is me

Ilksen Gurkan This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 1998 Volume: 32 Number: 5

APA
Binnet, M., & Gurkan, I. (2006). Posterior cruciate ligament injuries and arthroscopic reconstruction method. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 32(5), 429-438. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v32i5.2298
AMA
1.Binnet M, Gurkan I. Posterior cruciate ligament injuries and arthroscopic reconstruction method. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;32(5):429-438. doi:10.3944/aott.v32i5.2298
Chicago
Binnet, Mehmet, and Ilksen Gurkan. 2006. “Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Arthroscopic Reconstruction Method”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 32 (5): 429-38. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v32i5.2298.
EndNote
Binnet M, Gurkan I (September 1, 2006) Posterior cruciate ligament injuries and arthroscopic reconstruction method. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 32 5 429–438.
IEEE
[1]M. Binnet and I. Gurkan, “Posterior cruciate ligament injuries and arthroscopic reconstruction method”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 429–438, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v32i5.2298.
ISNAD
Binnet, Mehmet - Gurkan, Ilksen. “Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Arthroscopic Reconstruction Method”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 32/5 (September 1, 2006): 429-438. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v32i5.2298.
JAMA
1.Binnet M, Gurkan I. Posterior cruciate ligament injuries and arthroscopic reconstruction method. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;32:429–438.
MLA
Binnet, Mehmet, and Ilksen Gurkan. “Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Arthroscopic Reconstruction Method”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 32, no. 5, Sept. 2006, pp. 429-38, doi:10.3944/aott.v32i5.2298.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Binnet, Ilksen Gurkan. Posterior cruciate ligament injuries and arthroscopic reconstruction method. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;32(5):429-38. doi:10.3944/aott.v32i5.2298