• 1. West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041, P.R.China;
  • 2. Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041, P.R.China;
LI Qi, Email: liqimm@163.com
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Objective To systematically review the progress of different methods for femoral tunnel positioning in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and provide a clinical reference for treatment of ACL rupture.Methods The literature about the femoral tunnel positioning in ACL reconstruction was widely reviewed. The advantages and disadvantages and the clinical results of each method were summarized.Results Currently in ACL reconstruction, methods for femoral tunnel positioning include transtibial technique (TT), anteromedial technique (AM), outside-in (OI), modified TT (mTT), and computer assisted surgery. There is no significant difference in the postoperative effectiveness between TT technique and AM technique. Compared with the TT technique, the OI technique has higher rotational stability of knee, but there is no significant difference in clinical results. The femoral tunnel located by mTT technique is closer to the anatomical placement than that of TT technique, but mTT technique is not effective for systematically anatomic femoral tunnel positioning, and further research is needed to prove its advantages.Conclusion Different femoral tunnel positioning methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, and there is no definite evidence that one is superior than the rest.

Citation: HUANG Biying, DENG Wenyu, LI Tao, LI Qi. Progress of different methods for femoral tunnel positioning in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2021, 35(1): 118-123. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.202005003 Copy

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