Patellar Tendon Graft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Technique With Suture Tape Augmentation

Roddy McGee, D.O.; Matthew Daggett, D.O., M.B.A.; Ashley Jacks, B.S.; Victor Hoang, D.O.; Heather Ann Theobald, D.O.

Arthroscopy Techniques (Apr 2019)

Patellar Tendon Graft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Technique With Suture Tape Augmentation

Roddy McGee, D.O.,
Matthew Daggett, D.O., M.B.A.,
Ashley Jacks, B.S.,
Victor Hoang, D.O.,
Heather Ann Theobald, D.O.

Affiliations

Roddy McGee, D.O.: Total Sport Medicine and Orthopedics, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.; Address correspondence to Roddy McGee, D.O., Total Sport Medicine and Orthopedics, 10105 Banburry Cross Dr., STE 445, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Matthew Daggett, D.O., M.B.A.: Kansas City University of Medicine and Bioscience, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
Ashley Jacks, B.S.: Total Sport Medicine and Orthopedics, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Victor Hoang, D.O.: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Valley Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Heather Ann Theobald, D.O.: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Valley Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 4
pp. e355 – e361

Abstract

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Suture tape augmentation for repair and in combination with reconstruction with grafts has been described for multiple procedures. To date, no description of a patellar tendon graft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with an augmented graft has been published. This Technical Note details a technique we developed to incorporate a cross-linked suture tape into a patellar tendon graft.

Published in Arthroscopy Techniques

ISSN: 2212-6287 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Orthopedic surgery
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