Abstract
The Federal No Surprises Act was passed to avoid surprise out-of-network billing to patients, particularly after surgical procedures from independent third parties hired as assistants. This has resulted in a scarcity of “for-hire” surgical first assistants. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery is challenging to perform without an assistant. During arthroscopy, the leg must be manipulated simultaneously while performing surgery. This usually requires multiple hands and can be physically demanding. This Technical Note will describe the use of an articulated arm holder adapted to hold and manipulate a leg during ACL surgery without an assistant as well as the use of a self-retractor to aid in quadriceps tendon graft harvest and repair when performing a solo quadriceps tendon autograft ACL reconstruction.
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