Study: Double-Bundle PCL Reconstruction Using a Single Sling an Effective Procedure

The transtibial double-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with a single sling is a viable procedure, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

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Twenty-one patients who underwent the double-bundle transtibial isolated posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using a single-sling method were evaluated using various stability and pain management tests. At the two-year follow-up, researchers found that the mean Lysholm score and International Knee Documentation Committee scales improved.

Read the abstract about double-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

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