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ArticleBritish journal of sports medicine2023

Generalised joint hypermobility leads to increased odds of sustaining a second ACL injury within 12 months of return to sport after ACL reconstruction.

Bálint Zsidai, Ramana Piussi, Roland Thomeé, David Sundemo, Volker Musahl, Kristian Samuelsson, Eric Hamrin Senorski

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Bálint ZsidaiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Göteborgs universitet Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Goteborg, Sweden balint.zsidai@gu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5697-6577
Ramana PiussiDepartment of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Roland ThomeéInstitute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Health and Rehabilitation, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
David SundemoInstitute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Orthopeadics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Europe, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5871-1636
Volker MusahlDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Center for Sports Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kristian SamuelssonDepartment of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Eric Hamrin SenorskiDepartment of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9340-0147

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objectivesTo determine the 12-month risk of a second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in a population of patients with and without generalised joint hypermobility (GJH) who return to sports (RTS) at competition level after ACL reconstruction (ACL-R).

methodsData were extracted from a rehabilitation-specific registry for 16-50-year-old patients treated with ACL-R between 2014 and 2019. Demographics, outcome data and the incidence of a second ACL injury within 12 months of RTS, defined as a new ipsilateral or contralateral ACL, were compared between patients with and without GJH. Univariable logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards regression were performed to determine the influence of GJH and time of RTS on the odds of a second ACL injury, and ACL-R survival without a second ACL injury after RTS.

resultsA total of 153 patients, 50 (22.2%) with GJH and 175 (77.8%) without GJH, were included. Within 12 months of RTS, 7 (14.0%) patients with GJH and 5 (2.9%) without GJH had a second ACL injury (p=0.012). The odds of sustaining a second ipsilateral or contralateral ACL injury were 5.53 (95% CI 1.67 to 18.29) higher in patients with GJH compared with patients without GJH (p=0.014). The lifetime HR of a second ACL injury after RTS was 4.24 (95% CI 2.05 to 8.80; p=0.0001) in patients with GJH. No between-group differences were observed in patient-reported outcome measures.

conclusionPatients with GJH undergoing ACL-R have over five times greater odds of sustaining a second ACL injury after RTS. The importance of joint laxity assessment should be emphasised in patients who aim to return to high-intensity sports following ACL-R.

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionJoint InstabilitySportsAdolescentAdultHumansMiddle AgedReturn to SportYoung AdultAnterior Cruciate LigamentKnee injuriesSports medicine

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