Abstract
Revision surgery following unsuccessful acromioclavicular joint stabilization and chronic joint luxation presents a great challenge in orthopedics. In this article a minimally invasive procedure for reconstruction of the acromioclavicular joint and the coracoclavicular ligaments will be presented. This is carried out using a TightRope™ (Arthrex, Naples, FL) and a modified Fibertape™ pulley system and additional inclusion of a gracilis tendon. Using the modified Fibertape™ pulley system small bore channels in the coracoid process are sufficient which reduces the risk of fracture. Additionally the gracilis tendon can be transosseously included as a biological basis of ligamentization of the coracoclavicular ligaments and tied in a figure of eight around the coracoid process and the clavicula.
| Translated title of the contribution | Modified Fibertape™ pulley system with gracilis tendon augmentation: Arthroscopic stabilization for chronic instability of the acromioclavicular joint |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 322-326 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Arthroskopie |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Nov 2010 |