Knee

Procedure

PCL injuries occur during sports-related activities or high-velocity, traumatic accidents. Indications for operative treatment of PCL tears include acute injuries, active young patients, and either isolated grade 3 tears or combined injuries, such as a grade 2 injury with posterolateral corner instability. 

Arthrex has several techniques for isolated PCL injuries—including PCL inlay reconstruction, double-bundle PCL reconstruction, and the transtibial PCL RetroConstruction™ procedure—that can be combined with multiligament or posterolateral corner (PLC) reconstruction.
Additionally, a comprehensive line of PCL reconstruction instrumentation is available for a variety of PCL reconstruction techniques, as well as autografts and allografts and single- or double-bundle options.

Thomas M. DeBerardino, MD (San Antonio, TX), demonstrates an arthroscopic, double-bundle, all-soft-tissue PCL reconstruction technique. Dr. DeBerardino prepares the femoral double-bundle side of the graft with FiberTag® TightRope® implants and the tibial end of the graft with another FiberTag TightRope implant. The FlipCutter® III drill and RetroConstruction™ PCL guides are used to create femoral and tibial sockets.

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Double-Bundle PCLR Using All-Soft-Tissue Achilles Graft Prepared With FiberTag® TightRope® Implants

Bruce A. Levy, MD (Rochester, MN), demonstrates the PCL GraftLink® technique using the InternalBrace™ technique. FiberTape® suture for the InternalBrace technique is attached through the GraftLink button on the femoral side and a 5.5 mm SwiveLock® anchor on the tibia.
The InternalBrace surgical technique is intended only to augment the primary repair/reconstruction by expanding the area of tissue approximation during the healing period and is not intended as a replacement for the native ligament. The InternalBrace technique is for use during soft tissue-to-bone fixation procedures and is not cleared for bone-to-bone fixation.

PCL Reconstruction Using the InternalBrace™ Technique

Kendall Hamilton, MD (Grand Rapids, MI), demonstrates an arthroscopic, single-bundle, bone quadriceps tendon (BQT) autograft PCL reconstruction using the InternalBrace™ technique. Dr. Hamilton prepares the femoral side of the graft using the BTB TightRope® II implant loaded with FiberTape® suture and the tibial end of the graft using the FiberTag® TightRope ABS implant. The FlipCutter® III drill and RetroConstruction™ PCL guides are used to create femoral and tibial sockets.&nbsp;
 
The InternalBrace surgical technique is intended only to augment the primary repair/reconstruction by expanding the area of tissue approximation during the healing period and is not intended as a replacement for the native ligament. The InternalBrace technique is for use during soft tissue-to-bone fixation procedures and is not cleared for bone-to-bone fixation.&nbsp;

PCL Reconstruction

Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Reconstruction