Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 262-264, April 1997

Direct posterior-posterior triangulation of the knee joint

  • Jung-Man Kim, M.D., Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Jung-Man Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kang-Nam St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University Medical College, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 137-040, Republic of Korea.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kang-Nam St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea

Abstract 

To perform surgery in the inaccessible area of the posterior compartment of the knee joint with the conventional anterior-posterior triangulation technique, we have used a direct posteromedial-posterolateral triangulation technique. This technique has been easy and safe in performing arthroscopic surgery in the posterior compartment, including synovectomy of 350 knees and removal of loose bodies in 12 knees. Using this method in addition to conventional anterior-posterior triangulation, the whole area of the posterior compartment could be covered for performing arthroscopic surgery.

Keywords:  Posterior-posterior triangulation, Posterior compartment, Knee joint

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PII: S0749-8063(97)90167-5

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 262-264, April 1997