Instrumented arthrometry is an important treatment adjunct for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient patients before and after patellar tendon reconstruction, which provides objectivity to other subjective outcome measures and allows for accurate comparison between studies. Increasing numbers of clinical reports are using arthrometry to objectively report anterior displacements. Arthrometr...

Chronic infections and ulceration around the tendo Achillis are difficult to manage. Split-skin grafts do not survive even on healthy exposed tendon. Refractory cases may require plastic surgical intervention with the use of free flaps. Patients with significant vascular disease are not suitable for such techniques. Flexor hallucis longus tendon transfer is an established treatment for chronic ...

We present the case of a patient with flexor digitorum profundus tendon laceration at the A2 pulley level caused by an injury to the base of the right ring finger by a knife. The patient was treated by flexor tendon reconstruction from the palm to the fingertip by using the left second toe flexor tendon as a graft, which improved the active range of motion. Further improvement was achieved by s...

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 Previous studies have suggested that hamstring tendons can regenerate following harvesting for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. HYPOTHESIS This "neo-tendon" is a true, functional tendon, not scar tissue. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Semitendinosus tendons were harvested from 35 New Zealand white rabbits using a standard tendon stripper. The rabbit...

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...

Surgical procedures for double-bundle reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament, which currently use semitendinous and gracilis tendon grafts, have been described in the last decade. Most of the techniques utilize twice the hardware used in single-bundle reconstructions. We report an original anterior cruciate ligament double-bundle reconstruction technique using semitendinous and gracilis t...

BACKGROUND We developed a novel technique to improve tendon-bone attachment by hybridizing calcium phosphate (CaP) with a tendon graft using an alternate soaking process. However, the long-term result with regard to the interface between the tendon graft and the bone is unclear. METHODS We analyzed bone tunnel enlargement by computed tomography and histological observation of the interface an...

This description shows the histological findings of a peroneus brevis tendon allograft used for labral reconstruction, implanted 8 weeks before being retrieved due to a postoperative complication unrelated to the graft. As far as we have knowledge this is the first description about revascularization of an allograft used for hip labral reconstruction. The histological report of the removed pero...