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Preserving the peroneal nerve in posterolateral portal

Arthroscopic inspection of the posterolateral recess is done by either a high anteromedial portal or a high anterolateral portal. The...

Creation of posterolateral portal using high anteromedial portal

The arthroscope is first introduced through the high anterolateral portal. A switching rod is introduced through the high anteromedial...

Short capsular incision in posteromedial portal

Since the subcutaneous tissue is thick compared to the anterior portals care should be taken not to make the capsular incision too long,...

Constant knee flexion angle during posteromedial portal creation.

During creation of the posteromedial portal a constant knee flexion angle should be maintained to prevent relative shifting of the...

Types of posteromedial portal

*High posteromedial portal* - placed three fingerwidth proximal to joint line useful for pcl reconstruction *Standard posteromedial...