Table 1.

Technique Pearls and Pitfalls

Pearls	Pitfalls
An incision of about 10 cm in length is made 1 cm above the ITB posterior edge	Difficult to dissect ITB and close ITB defect
The 10-cm × 1-cm ITB strip should be carefully released until its tibial insertion	Cutting strip from distal
The distal part of the vastus lateralis is defined bluntly and to identify the superior lateral genicular and reaming the entire path is with a 4.5 reamer	Superior lateral genicular artery injury creates bleeding and hematoma
The strip length that passes from the eyelet-tipped Kirschner wire to the proximal side is determined by placing the prepared strip in tension near the femur bone. This amount is the part that will be placed inside the bone tunnel	Miscalculating graft length incorporated in the femoral bone could be too short or too long
The ITB strip should be fixed to the femur with the knee at 90 degrees of flexion and neutral rotation	Joint over constrained, lateral patellar tilt

ITB, iliotibial band.