Does anatomic single-bundle ACL reconstruction using hamstring autograft produce anterolateral meniscal root tearing?

BackgroundTo determine if tibial tunnel reaming during anatomic single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using hamstring autograft can result in anterolateral meniscal root injury, as diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).MethodsA case series of 104 primary anatomic single-bundle ACL reconstructions using hamstring autograft was retrospectively reviewed. Pre- and post-operative (>1 year) MRIs were radiologically evaluated for each patient, with a lateral meniscus extrusion > 3 mm at the level of the medial collateral ligament midportion on a coronal MRI, to establish anterolateral meniscal root injury.ResultsNo patients presented radiological findings of anterolateral meniscal root injury in this case series.ConclusionsExamining a single-bundle ACL reconstruction technique using hamstring autograft that considered tibial tunnel positioning in the center of the tibial footprint, this case series found no evidence of anterolateral meniscal root injury in patient MRIs, even more than 1-year post-operation.

• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

• Publication date

  2017-05-22

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Engineering

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  DOI 10.1186/s40634-017-0093-5PMID 28534321PMCID 5440421
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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