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ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021

Preservation of the Tibial Stump During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery Did Not Increase the Rate of Surgery for Symptomatic Cyclops Lesions.

Kate E Webster, Jerome Murgier, Julian A Feller, Haydn J Klemm, Brian M Devitt, Timothy S Whitehead

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Kate E WebsterSchool of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Jerome MurgierOrthoSport Victoria, Epworth HealthCare, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Julian A FellerSchool of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Haydn J KlemmOrthoSport Victoria, Epworth HealthCare, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Brian M DevittOrthoSport Victoria, Epworth HealthCare, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Timothy S WhiteheadOrthoSport Victoria, Epworth HealthCare, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Abstract

backgroundPreservation of the tibial stump during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is controversial. While proposed benefits include enhanced graft revascularization, improved proprioception, and decreased graft rupture rates, a potential complication is the development of a symptomatic cyclops lesion. It is therefore important to determine whether any benefits outweigh potential complications. PURPOSE: To determine whether greater preservation of the tibial stump remnant would be associated with a decreased graft rupture rate without a concomitant increase in the rate of surgery for symptomatic cyclops lesions at 2 years after ACLR. STUDY

designCohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

methodsA cohort of 658 patients in whom the amount of tibial stump preserved was classified as no stump (n = 228), <50% (n = 342), or >50% (n = 88) was followed up for 2 years, with graft ruptures and surgical treatment for cyclops lesions recorded. Contingency and Kaplan-Meier survival analyses were used to determine trends among the 3 remnant preservation groups in terms of graft rupture rates and surgery for cyclops lesions. Subgroup analysis was also conducted to examine sex-based differences.

resultsThere was no significant association between graft rupture rates and remnant preservation. There was a significant trend for fewer operations for symptomatic cyclops lesions with greater remnant preservation when the entire cohort was analyzed (

conclusionAlthough preservation of the tibial stump remnant was not associated with a reduced graft rupture rate, it was also not associated with increased rates of surgery for symptomatic cyclops lesions.

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ACL injurycyclops lesiongraft failurereinjuryremnant preservationstump retention

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PMCPMC8040594

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