Transtibial versus independent femoral tunnel drilling techniques for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: evaluation of femoral aperture positioning.

Background: Femoral tunnel can be drilled through tibial tunnel (TT), or independent of it (TI) by out-in (OI) technique or by anteromedial (AM) technique. No consensus has been reached on which technique achieves more proper femoral aperture position because there have been evolving concepts in the ideal place for femoral aperture placement. This meta-analysis was performed to analyze the current literature comparing femoral aperture placement by TI versus TT techniques in ACL reconstruction.

Anatomic physeal-sparing technique for medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients with ligamentous laxity.

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical outcome of this modified physeal-sparing technique for MPFL reconstruction in skeletally immature patients with ligament laxity.

Patients And Methods: This study was conducted on 16 patients (11 females and 5 males) with an average age of 11.5 years (8-15).

Neurovascular safety and clinical outcome of outside-in repair of tears of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and clinical outcome of a new posterior approach for the known outside-in technique for repair of tears of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus (PHMM).

Methods: First, a cadaveric study was performed on 6 cadaveric knees to assess the safety of a point just lateral to the semitendinosus tendon as an entry point for outside-in repair. Dissection was done to measure the clearance of this point to the nearby popliteal bundle and saphenous nerve.