Do broken cross-pins compromise stability after anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions with hamstring tendons?
This study showed that breakage of bioabsorbable cross-pins is a relatively common phenomenon. Broken cross-pins were a factor relating to laxity after ACL reconstructions with hamstring grafts. Posterior direction of the cross-pin may be a cause of pin breakage.
We conclude that i.v. bupivacaine, unlike i.v. lidocaine, does not suppress CSNA during either normal or high CSNA under halothane anesthesia although i.v. bupivacaine has stronger depressive effects on cardiac conduction than does i.v. lidocaine during deep halothane anesthesia.