Anterior cruciate ligament ligament prosthesis TLS®

posterior cruciate ligamentsynthetic

TLS® is an ACL and PCL reconstruction system that uses a short graft. Main principles of the TLS® system: Graft: – only one tendon harvested – short closed loop configuration (4 tendon strands, ST4) – pre-tensioned – introduced arthroscopically into knee (all inside) – press fit in the bone sockets – 360-degree bone contact Bone tunnels: – independent tunnel positioning using outside-in targeting method – small diameter (4.5 mm) – manual retrograde reaming of bone sockets for the graft – sockets match size of each end of the graft Fixation: – suspension of ligament loop using anchoring tape – TLS® fixation screws placed in the tape using outside-in method Indications: The TLS® system is mainly indicated for: – partial or complete ACL tears in adults – PCL tears Features: The TLS® instrumentation consists of: – a work table used to prepare and pretension the graft (0–300 N) – a universal aiming device used for outside-in placement of guide wires in the tibia and femur for ACL and PCL reconstruction – a set of winged drills used for retroreaming of the bone sockets (7 to 11 mm) The TLS® system consists of: – a TLS® screw (ø10 mm, length 20 or 25 mm) made of titanium, PEEK or biocomposite material