Lateral Tenodesis Associated With an Intra-articular Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Without Proximal Disinsertion of Iliotibial Band

• Main Authors: Helder Rocha da Silva Araújo, M.D., José Leonardo Rocha de Faria, M.D., Renan Simões Heyn, M.D., Ulbiramar Correia da Silva Filho, M.D., Eduardo Branco de Sousa, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D., Alan de Paula Mozella, M.D., M.Sc., Douglas Mello Pavão, M.D., M.Sc.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
• Series: Arthroscopy Techniques
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212628719301306

The persistence of rotational instability after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has been studied by several authors in the past 10 years. Although ACL lesions are currently treated arthroscopically, in the recent past, they were treated with isolated extra-articular tenodesis alone. Understanding the role and importance of anterolateral structures in the pathophysiology of rotational knee instability has increased since the rediscovery of the anterolateral ligament, and combined intra- and extra-articular reconstructions have been increasingly investigated. We sought to describe an option of lateral tenodesis associated with the ACL reconstruction through an iliotibial band tenodesis, without the need for large incisions or extra fixation devices, in a simple, fast, and reproducible manner.