Citation

Aramberri Gutiérrez M, Verdecia Ortiz A, Hernández Arellano C, Mediavilla Arza I, Solís-Mencía CA, Tiso D'Orazio G. Arthrosc. Tech. 2024; 13(3): e102892.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.eats.2023.102892

PMID

38584627

PMCID

PMC10995808

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in primary anterior cruciate ligament repair with the help of mechanical reinforcement techniques that employ synthetic grafting. The concept of ligament augmentation with reinforcement suture or internal bracing consists of stabilizing the repaired ligament and augmenting it with an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene suture or tape, which guarantees greater resistance, safety during healing, and a more accelerated rehabilitation. In this work, we propose a variant of anterior cruciate ligament augmentation with suture, replacing the suture tape with an adjustable-loop reinforcement system, which is connected to the adjustable suspension devices for the graft in the femur and the tibia, surrounding the graft as a seatbelt.

Language: en