Arthroscopically pertinent landmarks for tunnel positioning in single-bundle and double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 743-752

  Ziegler, Connor G ^a   Pietrini, Sean D ^a   Westerhaus, Benjamin D ^a   Anderson, Colin J ^a   Wijdicks, Coen A ^b   Johansen, Steinar ^c   Engebretsen, Lars ^c   Laprade, Robert F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

anteromedial anterior cruciate ligament bundle; arthroscopic landmarks; double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; posterolateral anterior cruciate ligament bundle; single bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIA;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIA;

EID: 79954539430     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510387511     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Aglietti P., Buzzi R., Giron F., Simeone AJ, Zaccherotti G.: Arthroscopic-assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with the central third patellar tendon: a 5-8-year follow-up. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 1997 ; 5 (3). 138-144. (Pubitemid 127541970)
2. Aglietti P., Giron F., Buzzi R., Biddau F., Sasso F.: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: bone-patellar tendon-bone compared with double semitendinosus and gracilis tendon grafts: a prospective, randomized clinical trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 ; 86 (10). 2143-2155. (Pubitemid 39349947)
3. An KN, Jacobsen MC, Berglund LJ, Chao EY: Application of a magnetic tracking device to kinesiologic studies. J Biomech. 1988 ; 21 (7). 613-620.
4. Anderson AF, Dome DC, Gautam S., Awh MH, Rennirt GW: Correlation of anthropometric measurements, strength, anterior cruciate ligament size, and intercondylar notch characteristics to sex differences in anterior cruciate ligament tear rates. Am J Sports Med. 2001 ; 29 (1). 58-66. (Pubitemid 32154124)
5. Aune AK, Holm I., Risberg MA, Jensen HK, Steen H.: Four-strand hamstring tendon autograft compared with patellar tendon-bone autograft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomized study with two-year follow-up. Am J Sports Med. 2001 ; 29 (6). 722-728. (Pubitemid 33078907)
6. Barrett GR, Noojin FK, Hartzog CW, Nash CR: Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in females: a comparison of hamstring versus patellar tendon autograft. Arthroscopy. 2002 ; 18 (1). 46-54. (Pubitemid 36109270)
7. Biau DJ, Tournoux C., Katsahian S., Schranz P., Nizard R.: ACL reconstruction: a meta-analysis of functional scores. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 ; 458: 180-187. (Pubitemid 46701375)
8. Chhabra A., Starman JS, Ferretti M., Vidal AF, Zantop T., Fu FH: Anatomic, radiographic, biomechanical, and kinematic evaluation of the anterior cruciate ligament and its two functional bundles. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 ; 88 (suppl 4). 2-10. (Pubitemid 44901969)
9. Colombet P., Robinson J., Christel P., Franceschi JP, Djian P., Bellier G., Sbihi A.: Morphology of anterior cruciate ligament attachments for anatomic reconstruction: a cadaveric dissection and radiographic study. Arthroscopy. 2006 ; 22 (9). 984-992. (Pubitemid 44314077)
10. Cooley VJ, Deffner KT, Rosenberg TD: Quadrupled semitendinosus anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: 5-year results in patients without meniscus loss. Arthroscopy. 2001 ; 17 (8). 795-800.
11. Diamantopoulos AP, Lorbach O., Paessler HH: Anterior cruciate ligament revision reconstruction: results in 107 patients. Am J Sports Med. 2008 ; 36 (5). 851-860. (Pubitemid 351551246)
12. Duthon VB, Barea C., Abrassart S., Fasel JH, Fritschy D., Ménétrey J.: Anatomy of the anterior cruciate ligament. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2006 ; 14 (3). 204-213. (Pubitemid 43333886)
13. Edwards A., Bull AM, Amis AA: The attachments of the anteromedial and posterolateral fibre bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament: part 1. Tibial attachment. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2007 ; 15 (12). 1414-1421.
14. Edwards A., Bull AM, Amis AA: The attachments of the anteromedial and posterolateral fibre bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament: part 2. Femoral attachment. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2008 ; 16 (1). 29-36.
15. Farrow LD, Chen MR, Cooperman DR, Victoroff BN, Goodfellow DB: Morphology of the femoral intercondylar notch. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007 ; 89 (10). 2150-2155. (Pubitemid 47606160)
16. Ferretti M., Ekdahl M., Shen W., Fu FH: Osseous landmarks of the femoral attachment of the anterior cruciate ligament: an anatomic study. Arthroscopy. 2007 ; 23 (11). 1218-1225. (Pubitemid 350026722)
17. Freedman KB, D'Amato MJ, Nedeff DD, Kaz A., Bach BR Jr: Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a metaanalysis comparing patellar tendon and hamstring tendon autografts. Am J Sports Med. 2003 ; 31 (1). 2-11. (Pubitemid 36110125)
18. Fu FH, Bennett CH, Lattermann C., Ma CB: Current trends in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: part 1. Biology and biomechanics of reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 1999 ; 27 (6). 821-830.
19. Fu FH, Jordan SS: The lateral intercondylar ridge: a key to anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007 ; 89 (10). 2103-2104. (Pubitemid 47606153)
20. Fu FH, Shen W., Starman JS, Okeke N., Irrgang JJ: Primary anatomic double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a preliminary 2-year prospective study. Am J Sports Med. 2008 ; 36 (7). 1263-1274. (Pubitemid 352000008)
21. Girgis FG, Marshall JL, Monajem A.: The cruciate ligaments of the knee joint: anatomical, functional and experimental analysis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1975 ; 106: 216-231.
22. Giron F., Cuomo P., Aglietti P., Bull AM, Amis AA: Femoral attachment of the anterior cruciate ligament. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2006 ; 14 (3). 250-256. (Pubitemid 43333892)
23. Griffin LY, Agel J., Albohm MJ,, et al. Noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injuries: risk factors and prevention strategies. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2000 ; 8 (3). 141-150.
24. Harner CD, Baek GH, Vogrin TM, Carlin GJ, Kashiwaguchi S., Woo SL: Quantitative analysis of human cruciate ligament insertions. Arthroscopy. 1999 ; 15 (7). 741-749. (Pubitemid 29473357)
25. Heming JF, Rand J., Steiner ME: Anatomical limitations of transtibial drilling in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2007 ; 35 (10). 1708-1715. (Pubitemid 47476060)
26. Howell SM: Principles for placing the tibial tunnel and avoiding roof impingement during reconstruction of a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 1998 ; 6 (suppl 1). S49S55.
27. Hutchinson MR, Ash SA: Resident's ridge: assessing the cortical thickness of the lateral wall and roof of the intercondylar notch. Arthroscopy. 2003 ; 19 (9). 931-935. (Pubitemid 37441246)
28. Hutchinson MR, Bae TS: Reproducibility of anatomic tibial landmarks for anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions. Am J Sports Med. 2001 ; 29 (6). 777-780. (Pubitemid 33078915)
29. Ikeda H., Muneta T., Niga S., Hoshino A., Asahina S., Yamamoto H.: The long-term effects of tibial drill hole position on the outcome of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 1999 ; 15 (3). 287-291. (Pubitemid 29238803)
30. Jackson DW, Gasser SI: Tibial tunnel placement in ACL reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 1994 ; 10 (2). 124-131. (Pubitemid 24110527)
31. Kopf S., Musahl V., Tashman S., Szczodry M., Shen W., Fu FH: A systematic review of the femoral origin and tibial insertion morphology of the ACL Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2009 ; 17 (3). 213-219.
32. Lohmander LS, Ostenberg A., Englund M., Roos H.: High prevalence of knee osteoarthritis, pain, and functional limitations in female soccer players twelve years after anterior cruciate ligament injury. Arthritis Rheum. 2004 ; 50 (10). 3145-3152. (Pubitemid 39371990)
33. Luites JW, Wymenga AB, Blankevoort L., Kooloos JG: Description of the attachment geometry of the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles of the ACL from arthroscopic perspective for anatomical tunnel placement. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2007 ; 15 (12). 1422-1431.
34. Maletius W., Messner K.: Eighteen- to twenty-four-year follow-up after complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament. Am J Sports Med. 1999 ; 27 (6). 711-717.
35. McGuire DA, Hendricks SD, Sanders HM: The relationship between anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction tibial tunnel location and the anterior aspect of the posterior cruciate ligament insertion. Arthroscopy. 1997 ; 13 (4). 465-473. (Pubitemid 27344115)
36. Milne AD, Chess DG, Johnson JA, King GJ: Accuracy of an electromagnetic tracking device: a study of the optimal range and metal interference. J Biomech. 1996 ; 29 (6). 791-793. (Pubitemid 26137414)
37. Mochizuki T., Muneta T., Nagase T., Shirasawa S., Akita KI, Sekiya I.: Cadaveric knee observation study for describing anatomic femoral tunnel placement for two-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 2006 ; 22 (4). 356-361.
38. Morgan CD, Kalman VR, Grawl DM: Definitive landmarks for reproducible tibial tunnel placement in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 1995 ; 11 (3). 275-288.
39. Muneta T., Sekiya I., Yagishita K., Ogiuchi T., Yamamoto H., Shinomiya K.: Two-bundle reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using semitendinosus tendon with endobuttons: operative technique and preliminary results. Arthroscopy. 1999 ; 15 (6). 618-624. (Pubitemid 29427180)
40. Myklebust G., Maehlum S., Engebretsen L., Strand T., Solheim E.: Registration of cruciate ligament injuries in Norwegian top level team handball: a prospective study covering two seasons. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 1997 ; 7 (5). 289-292. (Pubitemid 127524365)
41. Petersen W., Zantop T.: Anatomy of the anterior cruciate ligament with regard to its two bundles. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 ; 454: 35-47. (Pubitemid 46066012)
42. Prodromos CC, Fu FH, Howell SM, Johnson DH, Lawhorn K.: Controversies in soft-tissue anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: grafts, bundles, tunnels, fixation, and harvest. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2008 ; 16 (7). 376-384.
43. Prodromos CC, Han Y., Rogowski J., Joyce B., Shi K.: A meta-analysis of the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament tears as a function of gender, sport, and a knee injury-reduction regimen. Arthroscopy. 2007 ; 23 (12). 1320-1325.
44. Renstrom P., Ljungqvist A., Arendt E.,, et al. Non-contact ACL injuries in female athletes: an International Olympic Committee current concepts statement. Br J Sports Med. 2008 ; 42 (6). 394-412. (Pubitemid 351954955)
45. Salmon LJ, Russell VJ, Refshauge K.,, et al. Long-term outcome of endoscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with patellar tendon autograft: minimum 13-year review. Am J Sports Med. 2006 ; 34 (5). 721-732. (Pubitemid 43667897)
46. Shen W., Forsythe B., Ingham SM, Honkamp NJ, Fu FH: Application of the anatomic double-bundle reconstruction concept to revision and augmentation anterior cruciate ligament surgeries. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 ; 90 (suppl 4). 20-34.
47. Siebold R., Ellert T., Metz S., Metz J.: Femoral insertions of the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament: morphometry and arthroscopic orientation models for double-bundle bone tunnel placement: a cadaver study. Arthroscopy. 2008 ; 24 (5). 585-592. (Pubitemid 351608239)
48. Siebold R., Ellert T., Metz S., Metz J.: Tibial insertions of the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament: morphometry, arthroscopic landmarks, and orientation model for bone tunnel placement. Arthroscopy. 2008 ; 24 (2). 154-161. (Pubitemid 351163021)
49. Sommer C., Friederich NF, Müller W.: Improperly placed anterior cruciate ligament grafts: correlation between radiological parameters and clinical results. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2000 ; 8 (4). 207-213.
50. Staubli HU, Rauschning W.: Tibial attachment area of the anterior cruciate ligament in the extended knee position: anatomy and cryosections in vitro complemented by magnetic resonance arthrography in vivo. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 1994 ; 2 (3). 138-146.
51. Takahashi M., Doi M., Abe M., Suzuki D., Nagano A.: Anatomical study of the femoral and tibial insertions of the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles of human anterior cruciate ligament. Am J Sports Med. 2006 ; 34 (5). 787-792. (Pubitemid 43667905)
52. von Porat A., Roos EM, Roos H.: High prevalence of osteoarthritis 14 years after an anterior cruciate ligament tear in male soccer players: a study of radiographic and patient relevant outcomes. Ann Rheum Dis. 2004 ; 63 (3). 269-273. (Pubitemid 38250669)
53. Yasuda K., Kondo E., Ichiyama H.,, et al. Anatomic reconstruction of the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament using hamstring tendon grafts. Arthroscopy. 2004 ; 20 (10). 1015-1025. (Pubitemid 39600658)
54. Zantop T., Petersen W., Sekiya JK, Musahl V., Fu FH: Anterior cruciate ligament anatomy and function relating to anatomical reconstruction. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2006 ; 14 (10). 982-992. (Pubitemid 44496637)
55. Zantop T., Wellmann M., Fu FH, Petersen W.: Tunnel positioning of anteromedial and posterolateral bundles in anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: anatomic and radiographic findings. Am J Sports Med. 2008 ; 36 (1). 65-72. (Pubitemid 351927856)