ReviewJournal of athletic training2022
The Spectrum of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Options for the Pediatric and Adolescent Patient: A Narrative Review.
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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
- From simulation to sideline: translating finite element modeling into clinical decision-making for pediatric ACL injury and rehabilitation.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- ACL Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Athletes: Current Concepts.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Physeal-Sparing, All-Inside Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Quadrupled Semitendinosus Autograft and Suture Tape Augmentation for Skeletally Immature Patients.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
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Abstract
As youth sports participation has increased in recent years, injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) have become increasingly common in pediatric patients. Historically, ACL reconstruction was delayed in pediatric patients to avoid physeal damage with the potential for leg-length discrepancy or angular deformity. Current research shows that delaying reconstruction or choosing nonoperative management is associated with increased rates of meniscal and chondral injuries, persistent knee instability, and low rates of return to previous activity. Early ACL reconstruction using techniques to avoid physeal growth disturbance is now widely accepted among physicians. The purpose of this review was to describe the pediatric ACL in terms of the relevant anatomy and biomechanics, physical examination, and diagnostic imaging. In addition, the importance of skeletal age and possible physeal injury is discussed in the context of ACL reconstruction options by skeletal age and remaining growth potential.
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