Biomechanical comparisons of current suspensory fixation devices for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

摘要

Purpose Cortical suspensory devices are routinely used for femoral side fixation of soft tissue graft in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical properties of a new adjustable loop device (GraftMax (R)) compared with established devices (EndoButton (R) and TightRope (R)) in ACL reconstruction and to investigate whether knotting the five end of TightRope could improve biomechanical properties.