The Role of the Indirect Femoral Insertion of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Restraining Tibial Translation and Rotation: Implications for Anatomic Femoral Tunnel Placement

摘要

Objectives:Despite a trend toward lowering the femoral tunnel and thus positioning ACL grafts partially within the indirect insertion of the ACL attachment, the biomechanical role of the indirect insertion has not been described. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of debridement of the indirect femoral ACL insertion on tibiofemoral translation and rotation. It was hypothesized that debridement would have a negligible affect on tibiofemoral kinematics.