Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2011 Sep;97(5):555-9. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2011.03.016. Epub 2011 Jun 8.
The Tape Locking Screw (TLS(®)) system, developed in 2003, is a new anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction method that is based on three principles: one hamstring tendon is harvested, prepared into a short (50 to 60mm), four to five strand closed loop, with a diameter of 8 to 10mm and a 500N pre-load; the tunnels are shorter than usual (10 or 15mm) and created in a retrograde manner to match the diameter of each end of the graft. Maximum press-fit into the bone recesses is obtained by a specific graft introduction method; femoral and tibial fixation is provided by polyethylene terephthalate tape strips, or TLS(®) strips, that pass through each end of the closed tendon loop and attach to bone with a dedicated interference screw, the TLS(®) screw. Our preliminary clinical evaluation consisted of a follow-up of 134 patients.
TLS(®) 系统是一种新型的前交叉韧带（ACL）重建方法，于 2003 年研发，它基于三个原则：取自一条腿的腘绳肌腱，制备成短（50 至 60 毫米）、四股至五股封闭的环形，直径为 8 至 10 毫米，预紧力为 500N；隧道比常规的短（10 或 15 毫米），并且采用逆行的方式来匹配移植物的每一端的直径。通过特定的移植物导入方法，可获得最大的压配到骨陷窝中；股骨和胫骨的固定是通过聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET）带条，或 TLS(®) 带条来完成的，它们穿过封闭的肌腱环的每一端，并用专用的干涉螺钉（TLS(®) 螺钉）固定在骨上。我们的初步临床评估包括对 134 例患者的随访。
