PATELLAR TENDON GRAFT AND ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT (ACL) RECONSTRUCTION METHOD USING SUTURE TAPE AUGMENTATION

摘要

Suture tape augmentation for repair and in combination with reconstruction with grafts has been described for multiple procedures. To date, no description of a patellar tendon graft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with an augmented graft has been published. This invention details a technique we developed to incorporate a cross-linked suture tape into a patellar tendon graft.