A comprehensive in vivo kinematic, quantitative MRI and functional evaluation following ACL reconstruction — A comparison between mini-two incision and anteromedial portal femoral tunnel drilling
Lansdown DA, Allen C, Zaid M, Wu S, Subburaj K, Souza R, Feeley BT, Li X, Ma CB. A comprehensive in vivo kinematic, quantitative MRI and functional evaluation following ACL reconstruction — A comparison between mini-two incision and anteromedial portal femoral tunnel drilling. The Knee 2014, 22: 547-553. PMID: 25982298, PMCID: PMC4472567, DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2014.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnteromedial portal techniqueACL reconstructionFemoral tunnel drillingMT groupContralateral kneeNormal kneesEarly cartilage degenerationKnee kinematicsCartilage degenerationMarx Activity Rating ScaleTunnel drillingAM groupCentral medial tibiaKOOS symptom scoresPatient's contralateral kneeSignificant early differencesAnatomic ACL reconstructionActivity Rating ScaleNormal knee kinematicsKOOS surveysSymptom scoresFemoral tunnelControl subjectsTibial positionPortal technique