Ligamentum teres reconstruction using autogenous semitendinosus tendon with toggle technique in rabbits.
Rebeca Bastos AbibeSheila Canevese RahalLuciane Dos Reis MesquitaDanuta DoicheJeana Pereira da SilvaMaria Jaqueline MamprimRenata Haddad PinhoAlexandre BattazzaCarlos Eduardo Fonseca AlvesW Brian SaundersPublished in: PeerJ (2023)
The double-bundle reconstruction of the LT using autologous semitendinosus tendon associated with the toggle rod shows an early phase of tendon graft ligamentization at 90 days post-operatively in young rabbits, but biomechanical bias suffered by the tendon during gait must be considered.