Graft Retensioning by Dialing of Suture Disk on Tibial-Side Fixation in Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Pathak Pune Dialing Technique

Shirish S. Pathak, M.S.(Ortho), D.N.B.(Ortho); Vimal Kumar K.H., D.N.B.(Ortho); Vivek Dubey, D.N.B.(Ortho); Omkar Kulkarni, M.S.(Ortho), D.N.B.(Ortho); Hardik C. Shah, D.N.B.(Ortho)

Arthroscopy Techniques (Sep 2020)

Graft Retensioning by Dialing of Suture Disk on Tibial-Side Fixation in Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Pathak Pune Dialing Technique

Shirish S. Pathak, M.S.(Ortho), D.N.B.(Ortho),
Vimal Kumar K.H., D.N.B.(Ortho),
Vivek Dubey, D.N.B.(Ortho),
Omkar Kulkarni, M.S.(Ortho), D.N.B.(Ortho),
Hardik C. Shah, D.N.B.(Ortho)

Affiliations

Shirish S. Pathak, M.S.(Ortho), D.N.B.(Ortho): Department of Shoulder and Sports Medicine, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, India
Vimal Kumar K.H., D.N.B.(Ortho): Address correspondence to Vimal Kumar K.H., D.N.B.(Ortho), Department of Shoulder and Sports Medicine, First Floor, SS Building, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Centre, Erandwane, Pune, 411004, Maharashtra, India.; Department of Shoulder and Sports Medicine, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, India
Vivek Dubey, D.N.B.(Ortho): Department of Shoulder and Sports Medicine, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, India
Omkar Kulkarni, M.S.(Ortho), D.N.B.(Ortho): Department of Shoulder and Sports Medicine, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, India
Hardik C. Shah, D.N.B.(Ortho): Department of Shoulder and Sports Medicine, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, India

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 9
pp. e1291 – e1298

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Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is a common procedure performed for symptomatic ACL tears, especially in athletes. The desired surgical end product with any surgical fixation device remains a taut ACL graft, which is crucial during postoperative rehabilitation to reduce the risk of knee instability and rerupture of the ACL graft. The purpose of this Technical Note and accompanying video is to describe a simple and cost-effective technique to easily retension the ACL graft after tibial fixation in ACL reconstruction using a suture disk device. The technique uses a simple suture disk device to provide strong tibial fixation, along with the unique ability to retension the ACL graft by dialing it in a clockwise direction.

Published in Arthroscopy Techniques

ISSN: 2212-6287 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Orthopedic surgery
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/arthroscopy-techniques

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