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Double-bundle bone-patellar tendon-bone and gracilis in ACL reconstruction

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An original technique for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament is explained. Two bundles are reconstructed using the central third of the patellar tendon and the gracilis tendon, passed through four tunnels but requiring only two interference screws for fixation.

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  1. Lyon-Ortho-Clinic Clinique de la Sauvegarde, 8 Avenue Ben Gourion, 69009, Lyon, France

    David Dejour, Paolo Ferrua & Nicolas Bonin

  2. Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia de Passo Fundo, Rua Uruguai, 2050, Passo Fundo, RS, 99010-111, Brazil

    Paulo Renato Fernandes Saggin

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Dejour, D., Ferrua, P., Bonin, N. et al. Double-bundle bone-patellar tendon-bone and gracilis in ACL reconstruction. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 20, 2239–2242 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-011-1870-9

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