ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021
Clinical Outcomes and Postoperative Complications After All-Epiphyseal Double-Bundle ACL Reconstruction for Skeletally Immature Patients.
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- All-epiphyseal anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction yields superior sports performances than the trans-epiphyseal technique in skeletally immature patients: a systematic review.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2024Pooled it
- Age-specific over-the-top anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) in skeletally immature patients: No major complications during early follow-up.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- High Long-term Survivorship From Revision After Physeal-Sparing "Over-the-Top" Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Lateral Tenodesis in Skeletally Immature Patients: 8- to 17-Year Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Review
- The Risk of Growth Disturbance Is Low After Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With a Femoral Growth Plate Sparing Technique.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Growth Disturbances Following Paediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe treatment strategy for pediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, especially in patients with open physes, remains controversial. PURPOSE: To assess clinical outcomes and postoperative complications after all-epiphyseal double-bundle ACL (DB-ACL) reconstruction for patients with open physes. STUDY
designCohort study; Level of evidence, 3.
methodsIncluded were 102 patients aged ≤15 years who underwent ACL reconstruction at a single institution and had a minimum of 2 years of follow-up. Of these patients, 18 had undergone all-epiphyseal DB-ACL reconstruction (mean age, 12.4 ± 1.2 year) and 84 had undergone conventional DB-ACL reconstruction (mean age, 14.1 ± 0.9 year). The outcomes of the all-epiphyseal group were compared with those of the conventional group. Objective clinical outcomes included KT-1000 arthrometer measurements of side-to-side difference in anterior tibial translation, Lachman test grade, and pivot-shift test grade. Radiographic angular deformity (defined as >3° of the side-to-side difference in femorotibial angle) and incidence of second ACL injury were also compared.
resultsThe postoperative side-to-side difference in laxity significantly improved from 6.1 ± 2.4 to 0.6 ± 0.9 mm in the all-epiphyseal group (
conclusionAll-epiphyseal DB-ACL reconstruction for skeletally immature patients achieved satisfactory clinical outcomes compared with conventional DB-ACL reconstruction. The incidence of ipsilateral graft rupture was relatively high in both groups. The all-epiphyseal group had a significantly higher incidence of angular deformity.
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