TOTBİD Dergisi

TOTBİD Dergisi

2020, Cilt 19, Sayı, 4     (Sayfalar: 542-549)

Fixation alternatives in the surgical treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injury

Tahsin Beyzadeoğlu 1-2, Kerem Yıldırım 1-3, Tuna Pehlivanoğlu 4

1 Beyzadeoğlu Klinik, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji, İstanbul
2 Haliç Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Yüksekokulu, İstanbul
3 İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Yüksekokulu, İstanbul
4 İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, İstanbul

DOI: 10.14292/totbid.dergisi.2020.67
Görüntüleme: 848
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İndirme : 1404

The purpose of graft fixation in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is to provide a fixation force sufficient for daily activity and physiotherapy until biological bone-graft detection is completed within the bone tunnels. Many devices with different features have been designed and manufactured for this purpose. In the preference of any of these devices; as well as their mechanical properties; features such as their effects on intra-tunnel graft healing, their artifact in postoperative imaging, possible biologic behavior, possible need for implant removal and whether they will cause difficulties during ACL revision surgery are also important. The fixation device should provide the stability that physiotherapy can be allowed in the early period and should not disrupt the formation of a suitable environment for graft healing. Although there is no ideal fixation method, each method and device have their own advantages and disadvantages. The orthopedic surgeon who will perform ACL reconstruction must be familiar with all these fixation methods and devices; and should decide for the appropriate fixation method and device for each patient considering their different characteristics.

Anahtar Kelimeler : anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; ACL; fixation device