Do Broken Cross-Pins Compromise Stability After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions With Hamstring Tendons?

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Choi, Nam Hong ^a   Lee, Jung Hoon ^a   Victoroff, Brian N ^b  

^a Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Cross pin fixation; Hamstring tendon

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS PIN; FEMALE; FEMUR; FUNCTION TEST; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT STABILITY; LACHMAN TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PIVOT SHIFT TEST; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TENDON GRAFT;

EID: 36549033274     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Kousa P., Jarvinen T.L.N., Vihavainen M., Kannus P., and Jarvinen M. The fixation strength of six hamstring tendon graft fixation devices in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Part I: Femoral side. Am J Sports Med 31 (2003) 174-181
2. Zantop T., Weimann A., Rummler M., Hassenpflug J., and Petersen W. Initial fixation strength of two bioabsorbable pins for the fixation of hamstring grafts compared to interference screw fixation. Am J Sports Med 32 (2004) 641-649
3. Milano G., Mulas P.D., Ziranu F., Piras S., Manunta A., and Fabbriciani C. Comparison between different femoral fixation devices for ACL reconstruction with doubled hamstring tendon graft: A biomechanical analysis. Arthroscopy 22 (2006) 660-668
4. Ahmad C.S., Gardner T.R., Groh M., Arnouk J., and Levin W.N. Mechanical properties of soft tissue femoral fixation devices for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med 32 (2004) 635-640
5. Han I., Kim Y.H., Yoo J.H., Seong S.C., and Kim T.K. Broken bioabsorbable femoral cross-pin after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring tendon graft. Am J Sports Med 33 (2005) 1742-1745
6. Cossey A.J., and Paterson R.S. Loose intra-articular body following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arthroscopy 21 (2005) 348-350
7. George M.S., Dunn W.R., and Spindler K.P. Revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med 34 (2006) 2026-2037
8. Corry I.S., Webb J.M., Clingeleffer A.J., and Pinczewski L.A. Arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: A comparison of patellar tendon autograft and four-strand hamstring tendon autograft. Am J Sports Med 27 (1999) 444-454
9. Rowden N.J., Sher D., Rogers G.J., and Schindhelm K. Anterior cruciate ligament graft fixation. Initial comparison of patellar tendon and semitendinosus autografts in young fresh cadavers. Am J Sports Med 25 (1997) 472-478
10. Rodeo S.A., Arnoczky S.P., Torzilli P.A., Hidaka C., and Warren R.F. Tendon-healing in a bone tunnel: A biomechanical and histological study in the dog. J Bone Joint Surg Am 75 (1993) 1795-1803
11. Fu F.H., Bennett C.H., Ma C.B., Menetrey J., and Lattermann C. Current trends in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Part II. Operative procedures and clinical correlations. Am J Sports Med 28 (2004) 124-130
12. Antonogiannakis E., Yiannakopoulos C.K., Hiotis I., Karabalis C., and Babalis G. Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using quadriceps tendon autograft and bioabsorbable cross-pin fixation. Arthroscopy 21 (2005) 894.e1-894.e5. http://www.arthroscopyjournal.org Available online at www.arthroscopyjournal.org
13. Morrison J.B. Function of the knee joint various activities. Biomed Eng 4 (1969) 573-580
14. Rupp S., Hopf T., and Hess T. Resulting tensile forces in the human bone patellar tendon bone graft: Direct force measurement in vitro. Arthroscopy 15 (1999) 179-184
15. Chandratreya A.P., and Aldridge M.J. Top tips for Rigidfix femoral fixation. Arthroscopy 20 (2004) e59-e61
16. Brand Jr. J., Weiler A., Carborn D.N., Brown Jr. C.H., and Johnson D.L. Graft fixation in cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med 28 (2000) 761-774