Sports Medicine
Double-bundle technique: Less tunnel enlargement on tibial side & no tunnel communication
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Arthroscopy. 2008 Dec;24(12):1349-57. Epub 2008 Oct 1
60 patients with ACL injury, undergoing ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendons, were randomized to either receive this surgery using a double-bundle technique or a single-bundle technique. The results indicated that the double-bundle technique during ACL reconstruction had less tunnel enlargement on the tibial side and no tunnel communication. However, it is important to note that the double-bundle technique was more technically demanding, expensive, and time consuming than the single-bundle technique.
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