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Pullout reattachment of tibial avulsion fractures of the anterior cruciate ligament: a firm, effective suture-tying method using a tensioner

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We describe a firm, effective suture-tying method using a tensioner for reattaching tibial avulsion fractures of the anterior cruciate ligament. Our simple method achieves strong, firm reattachment of the fracture. In addition, it prevents fixation loosening during suture tying effectively. Since pullout repair using nonabsorbable sutures is commonly used to fix various avulsion fractures, the tensioner helps attain strong, firm reattachment of avulsion fractures simply and effectively.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, 640 Daesa-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, 301-721, South Korea

    Young-Mo Kim, Jun-Young Yang & Kyung-Cheon Kim

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yon-sei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

    Sung-Jae Kim

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Kim, YM., Kim, SJ., Yang, JY. et al. Pullout reattachment of tibial avulsion fractures of the anterior cruciate ligament: a firm, effective suture-tying method using a tensioner. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthr 15, 847–850 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-007-0315-y

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