ReviewOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2017
Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Patients With Medial Knee Instability: A Systematic Review.
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- A Systematic Review of all Published Systematic Reviews (SRs) on Multiligament Knee Injuries (MLKIs).Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Collateral ligament strain is linearly related to coronal lower limb alignment: A biomechanical study.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- Outcomes of medial collateral ligament reconstruction with suture-augmented semitendinosus autograft.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
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- Arthroscopic Posteromedial Corner Reconstruction: A Novel Technique and Case Series.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2024Article
- Open Medial Meniscotibial Ligament Repair With Concomitant Open Superficial Medial Collateral Ligament Repair With Internal Brace Augmentation.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
- Reconstruction of Superficial Medial Collateral Ligament: Modified Danish Technique with Dual Adjustable Loop Suspensory Fixation.Arthroscopy techniques · 2023Article
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- From Anatomy to Complex Reconstruction: A Modern Review on the Medial Collateral Ligament of the Knee.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2022Review
- The Control of Anteromedial Rotatory Instability Is Improved With Combined Flat sMCL and Anteromedial Reconstruction.The American journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Minimally Invasive Reconstruction of the Medial Collateral Ligament of the Knee.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2022Article
- Current concepts on management of medial and posteromedial knee injuries.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Review
- Knee Medial Collateral Ligament Augmentation With Bioinductive Scaffold: Surgical Technique and Indications.Arthroscopy techniques · 2022Article
- Anatomic medial knee reconstruction restores stability and function at minimum 2 years follow-up.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Return-to-Play Times and Player Performance After Medial Collateral Ligament Injury in Elite-Level European Soccer Players.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe medial collateral ligament (MCL) is the most frequently injured ligament of the knee, but it infrequently requires surgical treatment. Current literature on MCL reconstructions is sparse and offers mixed outcome measures. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of isolated MCL reconstruction and multiligamentous MCL reconstruction. Our hypothesis was that in selective patients, MCL reconstruction would significantly improve objective and subjective patient knee performance measures, those being baseline valgus laxity, range of motion, objective and subjective International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scores, Tegner score, and Lysholm knee activity scores. STUDY
designSystematic review; Level of evidence, 4.
methodsA systematic review was performed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines and utilizing 3 computer-based databases. Studies reporting clinical outcomes of patients undergoing MCL reconstruction due to chronic instability or injury with mean follow-up of at least 2 years and levels of evidence 1 to 4 were eligible for inclusion. All relevant subject demographics and study data were statistically analyzed using 2-sample and 2-proportion
resultsTen studies involving 275 patients met our inclusion criteria. Of these patients, 46 underwent isolated MCL reconstruction while another 229 underwent reconstruction of the MCL in addition to a variety of concomitant reconstructions. Overall outcomes for all patients were significant for (1) reducing the medial opening of the knee (8.1 ± 1.3 vs 1.4 ± 1.0 mm;
conclusionThe systematic review of 10 studies and 275 knees found that the reported patient outcomes after MCL reconstruction were significantly improved across all measures studied, with no significant difference in outcomes between concomitant reconstructions.
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