Single AnteroMedial Bundle Biological Augmentation: SAMBBA Plus Technique for Combined ACL Repair and Reconstruction

Graeme P Hopper; Corentin Philippe; Abdo El Helou; Joao Pedro Campos; Thais Dutra Vieira; Stefan Döbele; Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2022.09.003

Single AnteroMedial Bundle Biological Augmentation: SAMBBA Plus Technique for Combined ACL Repair and Reconstruction

Arthrosc Tech. 2023 Jan 23;12(1):e135-e139. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2022.09.003. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Graeme P Hopper¹, Corentin Philippe¹, Abdo El Helou¹, Joao Pedro Campos¹, Thais Dutra Vieira¹, Stefan Döbele², Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet¹

Affiliations

¹ Centre Orthopédique Santy, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Groupe Ramsay-Générale de Santé, Hopital Privé Jean Mermoz, Lyon, France.
² Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, BG Klinik, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

Abstract

This technical note presents the single-anteromedial bundle biological augmentation (SAMBBA)-plus technique, which is a combined anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair and ACL reconstruction. Preservation of the native ACL fibers improves vascularity by encircling the ACL graft with synovium that is abundant in vascular-derived stem cells. Retaining the proprioceptive fibers of the native ACL can improve the recovery of joint positioning.