Anatomic Transtibial Tunnel Placement Using an Initial 6‐mm Drill Bit for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Rafael Calvo Rodríguez, Fernando Martin Kommer, Robert Partarrieu Stegmeier, Consuelo Carrasco Vera, Miguel Carrasco Garrido, Rafael Calvo Mena, David Figueroa Poblete · 2026
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Description
Rafael Calvo Rodríguez and co-authors describe a two-step drilling method for precise tibial tunnels in knee ligament surgery in 2026 work. Tunnel position strongly affects graft success, and repeated drilling wastes bone. Their method first places a guidewire at the target spot under camera view, guided by known landmarks.
If the spot needs shifting, a small 6 mm tunnel creates a corridor to move the wire with fine control. Surgeons then widen that corridor to a final 10 mm tunnel at the corrected site, adding only about 5 percent to the tunnel area. The authors present the approach as a reproducible way to fix placement while sparing bone stock.
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| CREATOR | Rafael Calvo Rodríguez, Fernando Martin Kommer, Robert Partarrieu Stegmeier, Consuelo Carrasco Vera, Miguel Carrasco Garrido, Rafael Calvo Mena, David Figueroa Poblete |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21068 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |