ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021
Return to Sport After Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft ACL Reconstruction in High School-Aged Athletes.
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- Return to Play and Performance After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review of Recent Evidence.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Return to Sports: A Risky Business? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors for Graft Rupture Following ACL Reconstruction.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- A Narrative Review of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Graft Choice and Its Influence on Return to Sport.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026Review
- Graft Failure in Pediatric Patients After Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone, Hamstring Tendon, or Quadriceps Tendon Autograft ACLR: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Review
- In non-elite athletes, women are more likely to return to sports after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a retrospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- A Single-Surgeon 35-Year Experience With ACL Reconstruction Using Patellar Tendon Auto- and Allografts With the Transtibial Technique.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Body Mass Index Between 15 and 30 Does Not Influence Patient-Reported Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery Using a 10-mm-Diameter Bone-Tendon-Bone Graft.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Evaluating the Use of PROMs in Paediatric Orthopaedic Registries.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Return to Sport After Multiligament Knee Injury in Young Athletes.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Is There an Association in Young Patients Between Quadriceps or Hamstring Strength After ACL Reconstruction and Graft Rupture?Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are occurring with increasing frequency in the adolescent population. Outcomes after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) are inconsistently reported in homogeneous patient populations. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: To evaluate outcomes after bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) autograft ACLR in competitive high school-aged athletes by examining return to sport (RTS), patient satisfaction, and reinjury rates. Our hypothesis was that RTS rates and satisfaction will be high and reinjury rates will be low. STUDY
designCase series; Level of evidence, 4.
methodsAn institutional ACL registry was utilized to identify competitive high school-aged athletes (14-18 years old) who underwent primary ACLR using BTB autograft with a minimum 2-year follow-up. A postoperative questionnaire was administered to determine rates and types of RTS, quality of sports performance, reinjury, and satisfaction. Uni- and multivariable analyses were used to identify demographic, sport-specific, and clinical factors related to RTS.
resultsA total of 53 patients were included (mean ± SD age at the time of surgery, 16.6 ± 1.34 years). Mean follow-up was 3.78 ± 0.70 years (range, 2.60-4.94 years). The overall ipsilateral ACL retear rate was 7.5% (n = 4). There were 10 subsequent ACL tears to the contralateral knee (19%). Forty-four (83%) patients successfully returned to at least their prior level of sport at a mean 10.5 ± 8.7 months (range, 3-48 months). Overall satisfaction was high, with 91% of patients very satisfied with the outcome. Higher confidence levels regarding performance of the reconstructed knee were associated with increased probability of RTS on multivariate analysis.
conclusionBTB autograft ACLR results in high rates of RTS and satisfaction and low rates of subsequent ipsilateral ACL injuries in competitive high school-aged athletes. Patients with higher confidence in performance of the reconstructed knee are more likely to return to at least their prior level of sport.
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