Main description:

ACL surgery involves the repair or reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee. The procedure is usually performed by arthroscopic surgery.

This book is a comprehensive guide to ACL surgery for practising orthopaedic surgeons. Comprising 34 chapters, the text covers the latest advances and explains all the different techniques. 'Pearls and pitfalls' of each technique are described in depth.

The book includes discussion on improving outcomes, rehabilitation, prevention of degenerative changes, elimination of laxity, and patient satisfaction.

The text is highly illustrated with clinical photographs, diagrams and tables, and each topic features 'tips and tricks' from expert surgeons.

Key points

Comprehensive guide to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee surgery for orthopaedic surgeons
Explains latest advances and techniques with 'pearls and pitfalls'
Includes discussion on improving outcomes and rehabilitation
Highly illustrated with clinical photographs, diagrams and tables

Contents:

Placing Correct Portals for Transportal ACL Reconstruction
Harvesting and Preparing an Ideal Bone Patella Tendon Bone Graft
Harvesting Hamstring Tendons
Cosmetic Harvesting of the Hamstring Tendons
Preparation of 5- and 6-Strand Hamstring Tendon Grafts for Single-Bundle Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Quadriceps Tendon Autograft in ACL Reconstruction
Harvesting Peroneus Longus Tendon
Clinical Evaluation and Imaging for a Patient with ACL Injury
Arthroscopic Diagnosis and Injury Patterns of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
How to Perform Notchplasty during ACL Surgery?
Identifying the Femoral Footprint
Creating a Transportal Femoral Tunnel
Creating Transportal Femoral Tunnel Using Flexible Reamers
Creating an Outside-in Femoral Tunnel
Creating a Transtibial Femoral Tunnel
Identifying the Tibial Footprint
Creating a Tibial Tunnel
Suspensory Femoral Fixation Using a Fixed Loop Device
Adjustable-Loop Suspensory Fixation Device
Tibial Fixation
Graft Tensioning and Conditioning
All-inside ACL Reconstruction
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients
Remnant Preservation Techniques in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Augmentation
Primary ACL Repair
Fixation of ACL Avulsion with Screws
Fixation of ACL Avulsion Using a Suture-bridge Technique
Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis
Minimally Invasive Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction
Double Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Bone Tunnel Placement Using Intraoperative Fluoroscopy
Rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction:

Optimizing Outcomes by Restoring Dynamic Knee Stability
Improving Outcomes of ACL Reconstruction: Pharmacological Measures

Index