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Rêgo MCF, Barroso BG, Helito CP, Rêgo MCF, Marinho de Gusmão Canuto S, de Oliveira DE, Jorge PB. Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Anteromedial Oblique Ligament Reconstruction Using the Rectus Femoris Tendon: Description of Surgical Technique. Arthrosc Tech 2025; 14:103224. [PMID: 40041365 PMCID: PMC11873529 DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2024.103224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2025] Open
Abstract
We present a technique for combined anterior cruciate ligament and anteromedial oblique ligament reconstruction using the rectus femoris tendon graft. Anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and anteromedial reinforcement are performed with a single rectus femoris graft. The rectus femoris tendon graft is harvested in a reproducible and minimally invasive approach. The surgical technique requires no special instruments and consists of 3 bone tunnels. Fixation is performed with interference screws.
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Affiliation(s)
- Márcio Cabral Fagundes Rêgo
- Grupo de Joelho, Hospital Memorial São Francisco, Natal, Brazil
- Departamento Médico do América Futebol Clube, Natal, Brazil
| | | | - Camilo Partezani Helito
- Grupo de Joelho, Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil
| | - Marcelo Cabral Fagundes Rêgo
- Grupo de Joelho, Hospital Memorial São Francisco, Natal, Brazil
- Departamento Médico do América Futebol Clube, Natal, Brazil
| | | | - Diego Escudeiro de Oliveira
- Grupo do Trauma Esportivo e Grupo da Medicina do Esporte do Pavilhão Fernandinho Simonsen, Santa Casa de SP, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de SP, Vila Buarque, Brazil
| | - Pedro Baches Jorge
- Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil
- Grupo do Trauma Esportivo e Grupo da Medicina do Esporte do Pavilhão Fernandinho Simonsen, Santa Casa de SP, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de SP, Vila Buarque, Brazil
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