The tibial tunnel refers to the drill hole on the tibia through which a replacement anterior cruciate ligament is threaded during an ACL reconstruction.

single-bundle ACL graft
Single-bundle ACL reconstruction with a single tibial tunnel and single femoral tunnel.

 

Badly positioned tibial tunnels

Poorly positioned tibial tunnels can lead to failure of an ACL graft..

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Peer-reviewed papers

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Dr Sheila Strover (Editor)
BSc (Hons), MB BCh, MBA

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