Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Quadriceps Tendon-Patellar Bone Autograft

J Christian Peterson; Marci Bartholomew; James Lebolt; Travis J Menge; Kendall Hamilton

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2023.02.016

Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Quadriceps Tendon-Patellar Bone Autograft

Arthrosc Tech. 2023 May 8;12(6):e843-e848. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2023.02.016. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Authors

J Christian Peterson¹, Marci Bartholomew¹, James Lebolt^{1

2}, Travis J Menge^{1

2}, Kendall Hamilton^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Michigan State University Orthopedic Residency Program, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
² Spectrum Health Orthopedics, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.

Abstract

Multiple surgical techniques for posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction have been described and subsequently scrutinized. We describe a surgical technique using full-thickness quadriceps tendon-patellar bone autograft in single-bundle, all-inside posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction that offers the following advantages over traditional technique: This technique mitigates the risk of tunnel widening and convergence while preserving bone stock, eliminating the killer turn, allowing for suspensory cortical fixation to optimize stabilization, and using a bone plug that allows for faster graft incorporation.