Literature

ACL Reconstruction:

ACLR Techniques:

New viable alternative method using bone plugs in ACLR (Haberli et al. 2022)

The evolution of ACL reconstruction over the last fifty years (Chambat et al. 2012)

A simple evaluation of anterior cruciate ligament femoral tunnel position: the inclination angle and femoral tunnel angle (Illingworth et al. 2011)

Overview of ACLR, ALL, and LET (Neri et al.)

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Choices: Survey Paper (Macaulay et al. 2012)

Different anterolateral procedures have variable impact on knee kinematics and stability when performed in combination with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (Neri et al. 2021)

Anatomic Femoral and Tibial Tunnel Placement During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Anteromedial Portal All-Inside and Outside-In Techniques (Burnham et al. 2017)

Revision ACL Reconstruction: Principles and Practice (Tapasvi and Shekhar 2021)

Knee Arthroscopy Portals

Lemaire LET:

Adding a modified Lemaire procedure to ACLR in knees with severe rotational knee
instability does not compromise isokinetic muscle recovery at the time of return-to-play (Joseph et al. 2020)

LET Tunnel Convergence:

High incidence of tunnel collision in combined ACL reconstruction and LET (Jaecker et al. 2020)

High Risk of Tunnel Convergence in Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis (Jaecker et al. 2019)

Drilling in the axial plane provides tunnel conflict between ALCR and LET tunnels (Zhu et al. 2021)

Evaluating for Tunnel Convergence in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Modified Lemaire Tenodesis: What Is the Best Tunnel Angle to Decrease Risk? (Perelli et al. 2020)

MPFL:

Proof-of-concept prototype drill-guide for use in medial patello-femoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction surgery (van Duren et al. 2019)

Arthrex MPFL procedure

Anatomical Landmarks:

For ALL: Radiographic landmarks for locating the femoral origin and tibial insertion of the knee anterolateral ligament (Helito et al. 2014)

For sMCL: Radiographic landmarks for locating the femoral origin of the superficial medial collateral ligament (Hartshorn et al. 2013)

For PCL: Radiographic Landmarks for Tunnel Positioning in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions (Johannsen et al. 2013)

Sexual Dimorphic Properties of Femur (Moosa et al. 2021)

Anatomic Tunnel Placement During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (Burnham et al. 2017)

Drill Guides:

ACL reconstruction drill guide from Inion

Arthrex RetroContruction toolset

Arthrex knee ligament reconstruction instruments

Hib Surgicals: ACL reconstruction instruments

Surgical Complications / Problem Definition:

Return to sports after ACL injury 5 years from now: 10 things we must do (Gokeler et al. 2022)

Prolonged operative duration is associated with complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Cheng et al. 2017)

Are ACL Tears Really More Common in Women? (MacMillan 2020)

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Knee Injuries (Evan and Nielson 2022)

 

Testing ACLR:

Are porcine flexor tendons eligible surrogates for human tendons in in vitro studies? (Domnick et al. 2016)

Effect of tunnel position for anatomic single-bundle ACL reconstruction on knee biomechanics in a porcine model (Kato et al. 2009)

 

Surgical Tools:

Standards:

FDA standards page

FDA Biocompatibility Standards

Hand tool ergonomics

Materials:

Roughness measurement