ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021
ACL Repair: A Game Changer or Will History Repeat Itself? A Critical Appraisal.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- 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
- Acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture: can repair become an alternative to reconstruction: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and cohort studies.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Comparable Instrumented Knee Joint Laxity and Patient-Reported Outcomes After ACL Repair With Dynamic Intraligamentary Stabilization or ACL Reconstruction: 5-Year Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.The American journal of sports medicine · 2022Trial
- Postcommercialisation outcomes of bridge-enhanced anterior cruciate ligament restoration: The first 100 Bridge registry patients.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- [Application of internal brace ligament augmentation technology in repair and reconstruction of cruciate ligament injuries].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026Review
- Repair with suture tape augmentation vs. reconstruction for ACL tears: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Primary Suture Tape Repair and Dynamic Internal Brace Augmentation for the Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Can repair be an alternative to reconstruction in the management of acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- A Technique of Arthroscopic Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair With Polyester Suture Tape Augmentation.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Histological Changes in the Blood Vessels of Ruptured Human Anterior Cruciate Ligaments.Cureus · 2024Article
- Comparison of Clinical Outcomes Between Modern Augmented ACL Repair and Autograft ACL Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Studies With Minimum 2-Year Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Review
- Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Primary Repair With Synthetic Augmentation and Fixation With the Knotless Suture Anchor.Arthroscopy techniques · 2023Article
- Spontaneous healing of acute ACL ruptures: rate, prognostic factors and short-term outcome.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Clinical Research Progress of Internal Brace Ligament Augmentation Technique in Knee Ligament Injury Repair and Reconstruction: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Tissue Augmentation Techniques in the Management of Ligamentous Knee Injuries.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2023Review
- Trends in Primary Anatomical Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Practice in Adult Patients Prevalent Among Arthroscopy Surgeons of Six Southern States of India.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Remnants-preserving ACL reconstruction using direct tendinous graft fixation: a new rat model.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Versus Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
- A deep learning approach for anterior cruciate ligament rupture localization on knee MR images.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Until the past decade the common thought was that the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) was not able to heal and restore knee stability. In this manuscript a brief review of studies of the developers and the early adaptors of four different modern ACL repair techniques are presented. The present status and considerations for the future of ACL repair and its research are shared. After promising short- to midterm ACL healing results by the developers, the results of the early adaptors show more variety in terms of rerupture and reintervention for other reasons. Risk factors for failure are a young age, high preinjury sports activity level, midsubstance ruptures and impaired integrity of the ACL bundles and the synovial sheath. There is a call for more clinical data and randomized clinical trials. Conclusion: an important finding of the past decade is that the ACL is able to heal and subsequently restabilize the knee. Patient selection is emphasized: the ideal patient is a non-high athlete older than 25 and has an acute proximal one bundle ACL rupture. Further research will have to show if ACL repair could be a game changer or if history will repeat itself.
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