Periosteum-Augmented Soft-Tissue Graft for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Tarun Desai; Surendra Babu S; Kaushik Y S; Mevin Mathew Nedumparampil; Akhshay John George; Padmanaban Sekaran; Anoop Pilar; Rajkumar S Amaravathi

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2023.08.014

Periosteum-Augmented Soft-Tissue Graft for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Arthrosc Tech. 2023 Dec 4;13(1):102809. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2023.08.014. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Authors

Tarun Desai^{1

2}, Surendra Babu S^{1

2}, Kaushik Y S^{1

2}, Mevin Mathew Nedumparampil^{1

2}, Akhshay John George², Padmanaban Sekaran³, Anoop Pilar^{1

2}, Rajkumar S Amaravathi^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Sports Injuries, Regenerative Medicine & Joint Preservation, St John's Medical College, Bangalore, India.
² Department of Orthopaedics, St John's Medical College, Bangalore, India.
³ Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Sparsh Hospitals, Bangalore, India.

Abstract

Soft-tissue grafts are an option for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. One of the major drawbacks of soft-tissue grafts is the delay in the osteointegration and ligamentization of the implanted graft. Enveloping the ends of the graft with periosteum sleeves can hasten the osteointegration process and help in quicker rehabilitation of the patient. This article describes a simple and unique way to augment the soft-tissue graft with periosteum for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.