Trial reportJoint diseases and related surgery2021
Comparison of the outcomes of isolated anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and combined anterolateral ligament suture tape augmentation and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
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- 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
- Comparison of clinical outcomes between isolated ACL reconstruction and combined ACL with anterolateral ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023Pooled it
- Augmentation with Fibertape Leads to Biomechanically Superior but Similar Clinical Outcomes in ACL Surgeries: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Outcomes of Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction According to GNRB Arthrometer Measurement.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Effects of anterior cruciate ligament rupture and reconstruction on sexual activity of male patients.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2023Article
- Progress in research on and classification of surgical methods of arthroscopic reconstruction of the ACL and ALL using a shared tendon graft through the femoral tunnel.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Review
- Clinical and mechanical outcomes in isolated anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionWorld journal of orthopedics · 2022Article
- Is Lever Test Superior to Lachman, Pivot Shift, Drawer Tests in Diagnosing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries?Cureus · 2022Article
- A Review of Current Concepts of the Anterolateral Complex of the Knee.Orthopedic reviews · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aims to compare the outcomes of isolated anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and combined anterolateral ligament (ALL) suture tape augmentation (STA) and ACL reconstruction after a minimum follow-up of two years. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis retrospective study included 63 patients (36 males, 27 females; mean age 27.8±4.0; range, 19 to 35 years) who had unilateral ACL injury and participated in pivoting sports and were randomly assigned to undergo either isolated ACL reconstruction (Group 1, n=33) or combined ACL reconstruction and ALL STA (Group 2, n=30) between January 2015 and February 2018. The presence of an associated meniscal injury, chondral pathology, contralateral ACL rupture, and residual pivot shift; subjective and objective International Knee Documentation Committee scores; Cincinnati and Lysholm functional scores; KT-1000 measurements; and graft rupture rate were evaluated.
resultsPatients were followed for a minimum of two years. The groups did not differ with respect to age, sex, side, time from injury to surgery, postoperative follow-up time, ACL graft size, contralateral ACL rupture, graft size, partial meniscectomy, chondral pathology or preoperative physical examination results. A total of 9.1% of the patients in Group 1 and 0% of those in Group 2 presented postoperative positive pivot shift (p=0.357). The graft failure rate was 6.06% (n=2) in Group 1 and 0% in Group 2 (p=0.270). In the final evaluation, compared with Group 1, Group 2 showed better anteroposterior clinical stability, as evaluated by KT-1000 arthrometry (p=0.006). Although better results were observed in Group 2, the clinical evaluation results for postoperative function did not differ significantly between groups.
conclusionCombined ALL STA and ACL reconstruction was found to be effective in improving subjective and objective outcomes. Nevertheless, these findings were not significantly superior to those of isolated ACL reconstruction with hamstring grafts, except for the side-to-side differential anterior laxity testing results.
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