Arthroscopy Techniques (Jun 2019)

Figure-of-4 Cruciate Remnant Objective Assessment Test Reducibility of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Stump for Feasibility of Arthroscopic Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair

  • João Luís Moura, M.D.,
  • Vikram Kandhari, M.D.,
  • Nikolaus Rosenstiel, M.D.,
  • Lionel Helfer, M.D.,
  • Carlos Mesquita Queirós, M.D.,
  • Felipe Galvão Abreu, M.D.,
  • Cesar Praz, M.D.,
  • Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, M.D.

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 6
pp. e637 – e640

Abstract

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Suture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has reemerged as a treatment option for proximal ACL tears. Preoperative imaging can provide insight into the feasibility of performing arthroscopic primary ACL repair, but the final decision is taken only after confirming with arthroscopy that the ACL remnant is reducible. We describe a test called the Figure-of-4 Cruciate Remnant Objective Assessment test that objectively interprets the reducibility of the ACL remnant for arthroscopic primary ACL repair.