.................................................................................7 Introduction............................................................................9 Review of the literature ........................................................10 Anterior cruciate ligament ........................................................... 10 Anatomy and function ................................

We describe a method for tying a self-locking knot to apply tension to a free tendon end for hamstring graft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. This is faster, safer and easier than Whip stitching and is secure enough to feed the graft through bone tunnels. The suture is folded and the tendon is laid on top (Fig 1a). The suture ends are then fed over the tendon and through the loop (Fig...

Background/objective The Magellan Society is composed of > 150 high-volume fellowship-trained sports surgeons from four continents. These surgeons represent their regional sports organisations in travelling fellowships and are considered to be opinion leaders in their respective organisations. Prior to the 2014 Magellan Meeting in Arima, Japan, a survey was conducted to understand how Magellan ...

Only 20 years ago reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) involved an open intra-articular operation in which the graft was placed in a position where it was not anatomical and which involved opening both the medial and lateral capsules. There was a long scar and considerable analgesia was required after the operation. The patient remained in hospital for ten days and in a cast f...