The tibial tunnel refers to the drill hole on the tibia through which a replacement anterior cruciate ligament is threaded during an ACL reconstruction.
Badly positioned tibial tunnels
Poorly positioned tibial tunnels can lead to failure of an ACL graft..
Peer-reviewed papers
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Quote:
"Tunnel malposition is one of the most common technical reasons for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction failure."
Citation: Burnham JM, Malempati CS, Carpiaux A, Ireland ML, Johnson DL. Anatomic Femoral and Tibial Tunnel Placement During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Anteromedial Portal All-Inside and Outside-In Techniques. Arthrosc Tech. 2017 Mar 6;6(2):e275-e282. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2016.09.035. PMID: 28580242; PMCID: PMC5442353.
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