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. 2011 Jun;4(2):65-72.
doi: 10.1007/s12178-011-9081-z.

Anatomical single bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Michael R Carmont  1 , Sven Scheffler, Tim Spalding, Jeremy Brown, Paul M Sutton
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Anatomical single bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Michael R Carmont et al. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2011 Jun.

Abstract

We present a review of the literature looking at the anatomy of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, the biomechanical aspects of ACL reconstruction, review the outcomes of single and double bundle ACL reconstruction and present the current techniques for anatomic single bundle reconstruction.

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Fig. 1
Anatomical single bundle ACL reconstruction viewed through an anteromedial portal. The tunnel is positioned at the mid-condylar position using the ruler technique [•]. The purple mark confirms that 25 mm of graft is within the femoral tunnel
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