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Posterolateral Corner Deficiency in Revision ACL Reconstruction

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There are many etiologies for failed ACL reconstruction. Failure to recognize and address a posterolateral corner injury may be a predisposing factor. A correct diagnosis requires an accurate history as well as an appreciation of the subtleties of a complete knee examination. If revision surgery is indicated, we prefer an anatomic technique utilizing an Achilles tendon allograft reconstruction of the fibular collateral ligament and posterolateral corner.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Summit Medical Group, 1 Diamond Hill Road, Berkeley Heights, NJ, 07922, USA

    Michael K. Shindle MD

  2. Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Bruce A. Levy MD

  3. Orthopaedic Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, 100 Hospital Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland, 2025, New Zealand

    Mark Clatworthy MBChB, FRACS

  4. Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Robert G. Marx MD, MSc, FRCSC

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Shindle, M.K., Levy, B.A., Clatworthy, M., Marx, R.G. (2014). Posterolateral Corner Deficiency in Revision ACL Reconstruction. In: Marx, R. (eds) Revision ACL Reconstruction. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0766-9_20

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