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ReviewFrontiers in surgery2022

Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Versus Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies.

Long Pang, Pengcheng Li, Tao Li, Yinghao Li, Jing Zhu, Xin Tang

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Review in Frontiers in surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Peroneus Longus vs Hamstring Tendon Autografts in ACL Reconstruction: A Comparative Study of 106 Patients' Outcomes.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Long PangDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Pengcheng LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Tao LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yinghao LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Jing ZhuDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xin TangDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
West China Hospital of Sichuan University · CNSichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To compare the clinical outcomes of arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair and autograft ACL reconstruction for ACL ruptures. Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science and The Cochrane Library were searched for relevant studies from 1 January 1990 to 21 March 2022. Two evaluators independently screened the literature, extracted data and assessed the methodological quality of the enrolled studies. Meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.4 software. Results: Ten studies with mean follow-up periods from 12 to 36 months were included. For 638 patients with ACL ruptures, arthroscopic ACL repair showed statistically comparable outcomes of failure ( Conclusion: For proximal ACL ruptures, arthroscopic ACL repair showed similar clinical outcomes, and even better functional performance when compared to autograft ACL reconstruction. ACL repair has a higher rate of hardware removal, and might be related to greater asymptomatic knee laxity. More high-quality prospective trials are needed to confirm our findings.

Indexed as

ACL (anterior cruciate ligament)arthroscopearthroscopic ACL repairautograft ACL reconstructionmeta-analysis

Identifiers

PMID35521430
PMCPMC9066561
OpenAlexW4224250349

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