Medial collateral ligament reconstruction during TKA: a new approach and surgical technique

Paolo Adravanti; Francesco Dini; Giuseppe Calafiore; Michele Attilio Rosa

doi:10.11138/jts/2015.3.4.215

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CC-BY-NC-ND license · Joints 2015; 03(04): 215-217
DOI: 10.11138/jts/2015.3.4.215

Original Article

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Medial collateral ligament reconstruction during TKA: a new approach and surgical technique

Authors

Paolo Adravanti

¹Casa di Cura “Città di Parma”, Parma, Italy
Francesco Dini

²Section of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Images, School of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Messina, Italy
Giuseppe Calafiore

¹Casa di Cura “Città di Parma”, Parma, Italy
Michele Attilio Rosa

²Section of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Images, School of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Messina, Italy

Abstract

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Abstract

Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries during total knee arthroplasty are rare but severe complications. They can be treated conservatively, by increasing prosthetic constraint, by using a thicker polyethylene insert, or by directly suturing the ligament. A prosthesis is successful to the extent that it ensures long-term knee stability. We describe our surgical approach to the restoration of knee joint stability in MCL deficiency: a reconstructive technique using the semitendinosus tendon.

Key Words

medial collateral ligament - injury - intraoperative - reconstruction - total knee arthroplasty

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