During an ACL reconstruction, the surgeon utilizes an accessory anteromedial portal to drill the femoral tunnel. What is the primary risk associated with this portal if it is placed too medially and inferiorly?

During an ACL reconstruction, the surgeon utilizes an accessory anteromedial portal to drill the femoral tunnel. What is the primary risk associated with this portal if it is placed too medially and inferiorly?

A Damage to the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve
B Laceration of the popliteal artery
C Iatrogenic damage to the medial meniscus anterior horn
D Penetration of the vastus medialis obliquus
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