Implant-Free, Transtibial, Bone Bridge Fixation for Knee Surgery Including Tibial Spine and Meniscal Root Fixation.

ABSTRACT: Fixation over bone bridge is commonly performed during transosseous pullout knee surgeries. This technique requires the drilling of 2 bony tunnels separately. Herein, we describe our technique in which bone bridge fixation is performed with a single bony tunnel. Our technique is described in 4 simple steps. Step 1: A short accessory tunnel is created from a point at least 1 cm away from the aperture of primary bone tunnel and opening into the lumen of the primary tunnel. Step 2: A shuttle suture (PROLENE) loop is passed from the accessory tunnel to the primary tunnel, and the loop is retrieved out of the primary tunnel using an 18-G epidural needle and arthroscopy probe. Step 3: Complimentary limbs of the pullout suture is then shuttled through the accessory tunnel using shuttle suture loo

SUBMITTER: Joshi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7695754 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature