Table 2.
Pearls and Pitfalls of the DBACLR Technique Using Only Two Suspension Buttons and One Interference Screw
Pearls | Pitfalls | |
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Preparing the graft by GraftLink technique with 2 stitches on each end. | Enhance the security and strength of grafts. | |
ACL reconstruction process following grafts sizing, tunnels drilling, and graft insertion | Reconstruct the appropriate graft sizes for each tunnel. | Takes time, sometimes a re-drill of the tunnels is necessary. |
Using an ENDOBUTTON for the proximal end of the AM bundle | Feasible, cost-saving, and low rate of complications. | AM bundle may be too long or too short in the tibial socket. |
Femoral tunnel for PL bundle: outside- in | Reproducible | |
Fixing the PL bundle at 45° of knee flexion. | Reach the isometric position. | |
One tibial socket for AM & PL bundles | PL bundle placement at the posterolateral side to the AM bundle in the tibial socket is not always feasible. |
ACL, anterior cruciate ligament; AM, anteromedial; DBACLR, double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; PL, posterolateral.