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01-10-2015 | Knee

Anatomical popliteofibular ligament reconstruction of the knee joints: an all-arthroscopic technique

Authors: Guan-yang Song, Hui Zhang, Jin Zhang, Yue Li, Hua Feng

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 10/2015

Abstract

Injuries to the posterolateral corner of the knee present with variable injury patterns that have produced a number of reconstructive procedures in the literature. The present paper describes an all-arthroscopic technique that anatomically reconstructs the popliteofibular ligament (PFL) using either a semitendinosus autograft or an anterior tibialis allograft. During the surgery, the fibular insertion site as well as the distal portion of PFL is feasible to be identified under arthroscopy without any additional skin incision.

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Title: Anatomical popliteofibular ligament reconstruction of the knee joints: an all-arthroscopic technique
Authors: Guan-yang Song
Hui Zhang
Jin Zhang
Yue Li
Hua Feng
Publication date: 01-10-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 10/2015
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-015-3531-x

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