Reduction of a Depressed Femoral Lateral Notch at the Time of Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis

• DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2023.07.052
• Publication Date: 2023-11-20T09:08:03Z
• Authors: Dúnio Jácome Pacheco; Graeme P. Hopper; Giancarlo Giurazza; Mohammed Lahsika; Leonardo Venzo; Jae-Sung An; Kaushal Patel; Alice Nlandu; Thais Dutra Vieira; Bertrand Sonnery-...
• Keywords: Orthopedic surgery; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Technical Note; RD701-811

We present a surgical technique to address severe lateral femoral notch depressions using a small extension in the lateral approach for Lemaire extra-articular tenodesis in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Through this approach, the surgeon is able to obtain good exposure of the lateral femoral condyle, with straightforward access for subchondral reduction, without adding any significant morbidity.