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SUBMITTER: Schnetzke M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7000346 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schnetzke Marc M Vetter Sven S Linden Philipp von der PV Grützner Paul-Alfred PA von Recum Jan J
Arthroscopy techniques 20190926 10
Revision surgery after failed primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is technically demanding. In cases in which the tunnels of the primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction are widened to greater than 10 mm and/or are incorrectly positioned, a 2-stage procedure enables restoration of bone stock and thus free placement of the tunnels during the revision. The gold standard for tunnel augmentation is an autologous iliac crest cancellous bone graft. However, harvesting the graft ...[more]