Anatomical Reconstruction for Chronic Posterolateral Instability Combined with Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Sung-Jae Kim, Sung-Hwan Kim,

Anatomical Reconstruction for Chronic Posterolateral Instability Combined with Posterior Cruciate Ligament

Reconstruction

by Sung-Jae Kim, Sung-Hwan Kim, Hee-Don Han, In-Sung Lee, Sung-Guk Kim, and Yong-Min Chun

JBJS Essent Surg TechVolume 2(2):e8April 11, 2012

©2012 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Sung-Jae Kim et al. JBJS Essent Surg Tech 2012;2:e8




















Creating the femoral socket for posterolateral corner reconstruction in the medial femoral condyle.



The Achilles tendon-bone allograft for the reconstruction of the PCL. The bone plug was trimmed for tibial fixation.



Skin incision for posterolateral corner reconstruction, starting from the anterior aspect of the fibular head and extending to the femoral epicondyle.



Creating the tibial tunnel for posterolateral corner reconstruction.



Creating the fibular tunnel for posterolateral corner reconstruction.



Each end of the graft passed out of the tibial and fibular tunnels.



Isometricity test.



Femoral fixation for reconstructing the popliteus tendon (arrow).



Femoral fixation for reconstructing the LCL (black arrow) over the popliteus tendon (white arrow).



The tensioner for the graft in tibial fixation.



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Anatomical Reconstruction for Chronic Posterolateral Instability Combined with Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Sung-Jae Kim, Sung-Hwan Kim,