OPS-Code 5-815.20:

The graft tendon for your anterior cruciate ligament was replaced in your knee.

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 graft tendon for your anterior cruciate ligament was replaced during an arthroscopy.An arthroscopy first involves making a small incision in the skin. A thin tube is advanced through this incision. There is a camera at the top of the tube. The camera transmits 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.

To replace the anterior cruciate ligament graft, the previous graft tendon is removed. In addition, a piece of tendon from your own body is taken. This tendon serves as the new graft tendon for the anterior cruciate ligament. To this end, it is attached to the thighbone and shinbone.

Your anterior cruciate ligament was replaced by a piece of 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.