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Technique for Fixation of Semitendinosus to the Patella in Patellar Tendon Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT: Chronic patellar tendon injuries are rare yet challenging to treat. Timing of surgery and graft choices are debatable. Many techniques and methods of fixation have been described with pros and cons. Functional impairment of the extensor mechanism and postoperative complications triggers the quest for finding the ideal technique. In this Technical Note, we use distally based semitendinosus (ST) looped over 2 ETHIBOND sutures. The ETHIBOND is passed through 2 vertical tunnels in the patella and retrieved proximally, docking the ST in a blind tunnel created in the lower pole of the patella. The whip-stitched free ST end is passed through a tunnel behind the tibial tubercle and sutured back to its base. A polyester tape is used to augment the repair in a circumferential manner. Postoperatively full weight bearing is allowed as tolerated in a hinged knee brace locked in extension with only passive range of motion of 0-90° allowed for 6 weeks.

SUBMITTER: Abdel-Aziz A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7768288 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Technique for Fixation of Semitendinosus to the Patella in Patellar Tendon Reconstruction.

Abdel-Aziz Ahmed A Abdelrazek Begad Hesham Mostafa Zaky BHMZ Waly Mohammed Refaat MR Abdel-Aziz Mahmoud Ahmed MA Salah El Din Sheriff Mohammed Mamdouh MM

Arthroscopy techniques 20201221 12

Chronic patellar tendon injuries are rare yet challenging to treat. Timing of surgery and graft choices are debatable. Many techniques and methods of fixation have been described with pros and cons. Functional impairment of the extensor mechanism and postoperative complications triggers the quest for finding the ideal technique. In this Technical Note, we use distally based semitendinosus (ST) looped over 2 ETHIBOND sutures. The ETHIBOND is passed through 2 vertical tunnels in the patella and re ...[more]

PMID: 33381404

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Project description:BackgroundLigamentum teres (LT) has traditionally been considered a vestigial or redundant structure in humans; however, based on new studies and the evolution of hip arthroscopy, the LT injury has been viewed as a source of hip pain. Therefore, LT reconstruction can be beneficial in some cases. Rabbits have been frequently used as a model for cranial cruciate ligament reconstruction but few studies are available for ligamentum teres reconstruction.ObjectiveTo evaluate the semitendinosus tendon to replace ligamentum teres with the toggle technique, using rabbits as an experimental model.MethodsTwenty-six female Norfolk rabbits with approximately 3 months of age were divided into two equal groups after excision of ligamentum teres (LT) from the right hip joint: G1-no reconstruction of LT and capsulorrhaphy; G2-double-bundle reconstruction of the LT using semitendinosus tendon autograft. In both groups, the LT was removed from the right hip joint. In G2 the autograft was harvested from the left hind limb of the same rabbit. The rabbits were evaluated clinically at different time intervals; before surgery (M1), 48 h (M2), 15 days (M3), 30 days (M4) and 90 days (M5) after surgery.ResultsThe rabbits supported their limbs on the ground in both the groups. As complications of the procedure, four hip joints showed subluxations in the radiographic evaluation of G1; three at M4 and one at M5. In G2; two luxations of hip joints at M3 and one subluxation at M4 were seen. On ultrasound, irregular articular surface was seen in 30.8% of the rabbits that had subluxation of hip joints. Gross evaluation identified tendon graft integrity in 76.92% of the rabbits. Histological analysis revealed graft adhesion to the bone in the early phase comprised of sharpey-like collagen fibers.ConclusionThe double-bundle reconstruction of the LT using autologous semitendinosus tendon associated with the toggle rod shows an early phase of tendon graft ligamentization at 90 days post-operatively in young rabbits, but biomechanical bias suffered by the tendon during gait must be considered.

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Technique for Fixation of Semitendinosus to the Patella in Patellar Tendon Reconstruction.

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Technique for Fixation of Semitendinosus to the Patella in Patellar Tendon Reconstruction.

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