Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Bone-Patella Tendon-Bone Autograft With Press-Fit Femoral Fixation: The Original Chambat Technique

Yoann Levy; Lampros Gousopoulos; Graeme P Hopper; Charles Grob; Thais Dutra Vieira; Jean-Marie Fayard; Mathieu Thaunat; Pierre Chambat; Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2022.07.001

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Bone-Patella Tendon-Bone Autograft With Press-Fit Femoral Fixation: The Original Chambat Technique

Arthrosc Tech. 2022 Oct 20;11(11):e1889-e1895. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2022.07.001. eCollection 2022 Nov.

Authors

Yoann Levy¹, Lampros Gousopoulos¹, Graeme P Hopper¹, Charles Grob¹, Thais Dutra Vieira¹, Jean-Marie Fayard¹, Mathieu Thaunat¹, Pierre Chambat¹, Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet¹

Affiliation

¹ Centre Orthopédique Santy, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Groupe Ramsay-Générale de Santé, Hopital Privé Jean Mermoz, Lyon, France.

Abstract

Patellar tendon grafts have long been considered the gold standard for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). This Technical Note describes ACLR using bone-patella tendon-bone (BPTB) autograft with press-fit femoral fixation using an outside-in drilling technique.