Steeper posterior tibial slope correlates with greater tibial tunnel widening after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

ConclusionSteeper medial and lateral PTS correlated with greater tibial tunnel widening. The clinical relevance is that surgeons should be aware that PTS may affect tibial tunnel widening after ACL-R. Thus, subjects with steeper PTS may need to be more carefully followed to see if there is greater tibial tunnel widening, which might be important especially in revision ACL-R.Level of evidenceIII.

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Source: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - June 4, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research