All-Inside Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Autologous Quadriceps Tendon-Bone Block

Francesco Pettinari; Piero Franco; Lucia Conoscenti; Zyad Ayman Taha; Roberto Civinini; Fabrizio Matassi

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2023.07.031

All-Inside Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Autologous Quadriceps Tendon-Bone Block

Arthrosc Tech. 2023 Oct 30;12(11):e2093-e2098. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2023.07.031. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Authors

Francesco Pettinari¹, Piero Franco¹, Lucia Conoscenti¹, Zyad Ayman Taha¹, Roberto Civinini¹, Fabrizio Matassi¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Orthopedic, University of Florence, A.O.U. Careggi CTO, Florence, Italy.

Abstract

Posterior cruciate ligament ruptures account for nearly 20% of knee ligament lesions. These may be either isolated or occur as part of multiligament injuries. In most of the cases, conservative treatment is recommended, but when operative treatment is required, this is technically demanding. Several posterior cruciate ligament reconstructive techniques have been described, but some concerns still remain regarding graft choice, tunnels position, visualization of the posterior compartment and graft fixation. We describe an arthroscopic all-inside technique using a single-bundle autologous quadriceps tendon with patellar bone block.