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KMID : 1037920210080010020
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Arthroscopy and Orthopedic Sports Medicine
2021 Volume.8 No. 1 p.20 ~ p.22
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A simple technique for imaging of anterior cruciate ligament graft after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery in the immediate post-operative period
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Pausiam Tunglut
Arya Prashant
Baliga Sunil
Mallick Manabendra N. Basu
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Abstract
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Post-operative radiography performed after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery only shows the position of the tunnels; however, no information about the ACL graft, the actual focus of the surgery, is revealed. Videography during surgery and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after surgery is rarely documented in the immediate post-operative period. Here, we describe a simple technique for visualization of ACL graft and tunnels immediately after the surgery. For this, the graft is soaked in an iodine-containing radio-opaque dye iohexol injection after harvesting and before implantation into the joint. A radiograph of the knee is taken immediately after the surgery and the iodine-soaked graft shows up clearly. This technique is easy, reproducible, does not prolong the surgical duration, does not alter the graft properties, and does not pose any risk to the patient.
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KEYWORD
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Iohexol, Anterior cruciate ligament, Semitendinosus tendon
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