Double Vector: A Combined Biomechanical and Anatomical Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction Technique

Daniele Screpis; Fabio Santamaria; Stefano Magnanelli; Luca De Berardinis; Simone Natali; Antonio Pompilio Gigante; Claudio Zorzi

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2023.10.012

Double Vector: A Combined Biomechanical and Anatomical Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction Technique

Arthrosc Tech. 2024 Jan 5;13(2):102870. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2023.10.012. eCollection 2024 Feb.

Authors

Daniele Screpis¹, Fabio Santamaria², Stefano Magnanelli¹, Luca De Berardinis², Simone Natali¹, Antonio Pompilio Gigante², Claudio Zorzi¹

Affiliations

¹ IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore - Don Calabria, Via Luigi Rizzardi, 4 Negrar di Valpolicella (VR), Italia.
² Clinica Ortopedica dell'Adulto e Pediatrica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, Ancona (AN), Italia.

Abstract

Posterolateral corner (PLC) injuries are complex knee injuries that are becoming increasingly frequent. Often undiagnosed and underestimated, a systematic diagnostic workup is necessary to assess the severity of PLC injury in order to then be able to select the proper surgery approach. Anatomical and nonanatomical PLC-reconstruction techniques have been described. In this Technical Note, we describe our technique of biomechanical reconstruction of PLC in case of severe posterolateral rotational instability.