Location, Location, Location

The effect of intraoperative fluoroscopy on the accuracy of femoral tunnel placement in single-bundle anatomic ACL reconstruction

“…Further work should therefore investigate the clinical impact of stratified femoral tunnel positions. Although easily measureable, graft tunnel placement should only be considered an intermediary outcome until more clinical studies have established their relation to patient outcomes [16, 27]. Some such studies are present, but they are few and heterogeneous [1, 17, 20, 28].…”

“…Some such studies are present, but they are few and heterogeneous [1, 17, 20, 28]. With the increasing popularity of postoperative CT, there is reason to believe that more such data will be available in near future [6, 27, 32, 38].…”

Increased revision rate with posterior tibial tunnel placement after using the 70-degree tibial guide in ACL reconstruction

“…Erroneous placement of graft tunnels is a common cause of failure after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction [18, 23, 24]. Extensive efforts have been made to avoid this complication, and many aids have been introduced to secure optimal tibial or femoral tunnels [1, 5, 16, 21, 22].…”