5-813.3:

Your anterior cruciate ligament has been replaced by a piece of tendon.

The knee joint connects the thigh to the lower leg. The knee joint is made up of 3 bones. These bones are the thighbone (femur), the shinbone (tibia) and the kneecap. The kneecap sits in a groove at the front of the thighbone. Certain ligaments stabilize the knee joint. The cruciate ligaments are on the inside of the knee joint. There is an anterior and a posterior cruciate ligament. The cruciate ligaments limit the lower leg's forward and backward movement.

The operation first involves removing a piece of your own tendon. The tendon is then attached to the femur and the tibia in order to replace the anterior cruciate ligament. Your anterior cruciate ligament has been replaced by a piece of your patellar tendon. The patellar tendon is made of strong connective tissue. It runs from the kneecap to the tibia. You can feel the tendon between the kneecap and the tibia.

Your crucial ligament was replaced via an arthroscopy. An arthroscopy first involves making a small incision in the skin. A camera was pushed through this incision. This camera sends images of the inside of the joint to a screen. Instruments such as forceps and scissors can be inserted into the joint through other small incisions.