ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2021
Suture tape augmentation ACL repair, stable knee, and favorable PROMs, but a re-rupture rate of 11% within 2 years.
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- Arthroscopic primary repair of the anterior cruciate ligament with internal brace ligament augmentation: a viable alternative to reconstruction? A systematic literature review and analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Application of internal brace ligament augmentation technique in knee ligament injury: a systematic review.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2025Pooled it
- Suture tape augmentation in the management of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2025Pooled it
- There is no difference in the efficacy of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using autograft combined with or without ligament augmentation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Pooled it
- [Return to sports WeChat applet for evaluating the rehabilitation effects after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023Trial
- Does combined ACL primary augmentation with autograft reconstruction reduces risk of failure at 3-years follow-up compared to ACL reconstruction?Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Intermediate Duration Outcomes After Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Comparing Adolescents With and Without Suture Tape Reinforcement.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2026Article
- Primary anterior cruciate ligament repair with suture tape augmentation: indications, failure predictors, clinical outcomes, and evidence gaps.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- [Repair of proximal anterior cruciate ligament tears and internal brace augmentation : Technical note].Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie · 2025Review
- Suture-augmented primary anterior cruciate ligament repair with internal brace shows acceptable re-rupture rates, favourable outcomes and high return-to-sport rates: A systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Review
- No Differences in Graft Failure After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Suture Tape Augmentation in Adolescents.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Landing Biomechanics in Patients 2 Years After Augmented ACL Repair and 2 Years After Hamstring Autograft ACL Reconstruction Compared With Controls.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Primary repair of proximal anterior cruciate ligament injury: a global expert consensus statement.Burns & trauma · 2025Article
- Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with suture tape augmentation in the high-risk, young population.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Technique and Outcomes of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Repair With Augmentation.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Functional leg performance 2 years after ACL surgery: a comparison between InternalBrace™-augmented repair versus reconstruction versus healthy controls.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2023Article
- Promising functional outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament repair with suture augmentation.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Augmentation with Fibertape Leads to Biomechanically Superior but Similar Clinical Outcomes in ACL Surgeries: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Posterior cruciate ligament repair seems safe with low failure rates but more high level evidence is needed: a systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2023Review
- Clinical Research Progress of Internal Brace Ligament Augmentation Technique in Knee Ligament Injury Repair and Reconstruction: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study is to investigate clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair using the suture tape augmentation (STA) technique.
methodsThis prospective interventional case series included 35 patients who underwent STA ACL repair and were all followed up for 2 years. The ACL rupture was between 4 and 12 weeks old and per-operatively confirmed repairable. The International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC), and Lysholm and Tegner scores were collected together with return to work (RTW), return to sport (RTS), re-rupture, and re-intervention rate. Lachman testing was performed and ACL healing was evaluated on MRI using a grading scale based on the ACL's morphology and signal intensity with grade 1 representing good ACL healing and grade 3 representing poor ACL healing.
resultsThe number of patients who returned to their pre-rupture level for IKDC, Lysholm, and Tegner scores at 2 years of follow-up are 17/26 (65.4%), 13/25 (52.0%), and 18/27 (66.7%) patients, respectively. Median RTW and RTS periods were 5.5 weeks (range 0-32 weeks) and 6 months (range 2-22 months), respectively. The Lachman side-to-side difference decreased significantly (P < 0.001) to less than 3 mm after surgery and remained stable. Four patients [11.4%, 95% CI (3.2, 26.7)] suffered from a re-rupture and three other patients [8.6%, 95% CI (1.8, 23.1)] needed a re-intervention for another reason than re-rupture. MRI follow-up of 31 patients showed overall grade 1 ACL healing in 14 (45.2%) patients, grade 2 ACL healing in 11 (35.5%) patients, and grade 3 ACL healing in 6 (19.4%) patients. A higher risk of re-rupture was associated with grade 3 ACL healing at 6 months post-operatively and a pre-operative Tegner score of ≥ 7.
conclusionThis study shows that treatment of the acute, repairable ACL with the STA technique leads to a stable knee and favorable patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). However, the re-rupture rate of 11.4% within the 2-year follow-up is a concern. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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