A double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction associated with an anterolateral ligament (ALL) reconstructions is performed. The semitendinosus and gracilis are harvested. At knee maximum flexion, the anteromedial (AM) femoral tunnel is performed in the AM footprint area. Through the anterolateral portal, the tip of the outside-in femoral guide is placed in the posterolateral footprint area. The guide sleeve is pushed onto the lateral femoral cortex at the ALL attachment. At 110° knee flexion, the posterolateral-ALL tunnel is performed. The tibial ACL tunnel is performed as usual. The tibial guide is placed between the ALL tibial attachment and the tibial ACL tunnel entrance to perform the ALL tibial tunnel. The gracilis graft is introduced from caudal to cranial, achieving fixation with a 6-mm diameter screw (outside-in). The AM femoral fixation is achieved with a suspension device. ACL tibial graft fixation is achieved with a screw. Afterward, the gracilis is passed under the fascia lata to the tibial entry point. A 6-mm diameter screw is placed from the external cortex into the tibial ALL tunnel. The biomechanical advantage of the double-bundle ACL reconstruction with the biomechanical advantage of the ALL anatomic reconstruction is achieved.

Ischiofemoral impingement is a source of hip pain derived from impingement between the lesser trochanter and the ischium. Lesser trochanter excision has been recommended for recalcitrant ischiofemoral impingement through either an anterior or posterior approach. However, neither of these approaches involves refixation of the iliopsoas tendon. We describe an endoscopic procedure involving anterior trochanter-plasty, minimizing the risk of sciatic complications, with refixation of the partially detached iliopsoas tendinous insertion, potentially minimizing compromise to hip flexion strength and anterior hip stability.

Case: A 48-year-old male patient with a type V acromioclavicular injury with a 3-tendon acute cuff tear, anterior glenohumeral dislocation, and an axillary posttraumatic neuropathy is presented. The rotator cuff tear was sutured and an all-arthroscopic–modified coracoclavicular ligaments (CCLs) reconstruction technique was performed with a gracilis tendon graft and a double knotless suture fixation system. Conclusions: An arthroscopic approach allows the surgeon to identify and treat associated glenohumeral lesions in type V acromioclavicular dislocations. In addition, the modified CCL reconstruction technique addresses effectively the AC instability.

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RESUMEN Objetivo: Relacionar los postulados de la biomecánica del ligamento cruzado (LCA) con los diferentes modelos de su reconstrucción quirúrgica. Existen 3 modelos de reconstrucción del LCA: reconstrucción monofascicular siguiendo los preceptos isométricos y ocupando la región proximal de la huella femoral; reconstrucción monofascicular ocupando el centro de la huella femoral deseando minimizar la inestabilidad rotacional residual; y reconstrucción mediante doble fascículo en la que se duplican los elementos estabilizadores al colocar 2 fascículos biomecánicamente diferenciados. Los metaanálisis sugieren que la cirugía de reconstrucción del LCA mediante de doble fascículo resulta superior con mediciones objetivas, aunque los resultados funcionales subjetivos fueron similares a los de las reconstrucciones monofasciculares. También la cirugía de doble fascículo provoca mayores índices de retorno a niveles de actividad prelesional y un menor índice de nuevas lesiones meniscales o nuevas lesiones de LCA. Sin embargo, a pesar de las aparentes ventajas, son minoría los cirujanos que acometen la reconstrucción bifascicular.