Specialized Toolkit Series: ACL Reconstruction-Intra-Op ACL Problems and Challenges: Tips for Getting You Out of Trouble

Intra-Op ACL Problems and Challenges: Tips for Getting You Out of Trouble

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Matt Sosler from Tufts Medical Center provides insights on overcoming complications in ACL reconstructions. He emphasizes avoiding issues at the outset, especially through thorough preoperative assessments and proper positioning. Key tips include ensuring good portal positions, managing graft sizes, maintaining visualization, and utilizing appropriate fixation techniques. Sosler shares that a common issue often arises from sizing or contamination and offers solutions, such as allograft augmentation. He advises mastering a consistent surgical technique while being adaptable with alternative methods for unexpected challenges. His core message is prevention and preparedness to handle surgical complications effectively.

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Matthew Salzler, M.D.
Chief of Sports Medicine, Associate Professor
Tufts Medical School

Keywords

ACL reconstructions

complication management

surgical techniques

preoperative assessment

intraoperative challenges

preoperative assessments

graft sizing

surgical technique

complication prevention