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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 5/2012

01-05-2012 | Knee

Comparative risk of common peroneal nerve injury in far anteromedial portal drilling and transtibial drilling in anatomical double-bundle ACL reconstruction

Authors: M. Otani, M. Nozaki, M. Kobayashi, H. Goto, K. Tawada, Y. Waguri-Nagaya, H. Okamoto, H. Iguchi, N. Watanabe, T. Otsuka

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 5/2012

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to investigate the risk of common peroneal nerve injury in FM drilling as compared to transtibial drilling in anatomical double-bundle ACL reconstruction.

Methods

Ten cadaveric knees without ligament injury or significant arthritis were used for this study. Knees were secured at 90° and 120° of flexion. In transtibial drilling groups, a guide pin was drilled through either the anteromedial bundle (AMB) or posterolateral bundle (PLB) tibial insertion site to either the AMB or PLB femoral insertion site (tibial insertion site–femoral insertion site: AM–AM, PL–PL, PL-AM and AM–PL). In FM drilling groups (FM-AM and FM-PL),the pin was drilled at the AMB or PLB femoral insertion site through the FM. We measured the shortest distance between the point at which the pin ran through the lateral cortex of the femur and the ipsilateral common peroneal nerve at a knee flexion of 90° and 120°.

Results

At a knee flexion of 90°, the shortest mean distance to the common peroneal nerve was 15.3 mm in the FM-PL group, 13.4 mm in the FM-AM group, 27.9 mm in the PL–PL group, 30.8 mm in the AM–AM group, 37.8 mm in the PL–AM group and 29.5 mm in the AM–PL group. At a knee of flexion 120°, the mean distance was 17.3 mm in the FM-PL group, 18.1 mm in the FM-AM group, 32.2 mm in the PL–PL group, 36.6 mm in the AM–AM group, 38.0 mm in the PL–AM group and 35.2 mm in the AM–PL group. Significant differences were observed between 90° and 120° of knee flexion in the FM-AM, PL–PL, AM–AM and AM–PL groups (P < 0.05).Significant differences were observed at flex 90° between the FM-AM group and AM–AM group, and between the FM-AM group and PL–AM group. Significant differences were observed at flex 120° between the FM-AM group and AM–AM group, between the FM-AM group and PL–AM group and between the FM-PL group and AM–PL group.

Conclusion

The distance to the peroneal nerve in FM drilling was significantly longer at 120° than at 90° of knee flexion. Therefore, the risk of peroneal injury using FM drilling should decrease at a higher angle of knee flexion.
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Metadata
Title
Comparative risk of common peroneal nerve injury in far anteromedial portal drilling and transtibial drilling in anatomical double-bundle ACL reconstruction
Authors
M. Otani
M. Nozaki
M. Kobayashi
H. Goto
K. Tawada
Y. Waguri-Nagaya
H. Okamoto
H. Iguchi
N. Watanabe
T. Otsuka
Publication date
01-05-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 5/2012
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-011-1632-8

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