ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2025
Internal bracing with suture tape augmentation reduces positive postoperative pivot shift in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions.
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- Durable mid-term survivorship after proximal ACL repair with suture augmentation in a middle-aged cohort: A risk factor analysis.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Advances in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Risk stratification, graft choices, and functional recovery in 2026.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Internal bracing with suture tape augmentation reduces positive postoperative pivot shift in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Suture Tape Augmentation in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective and Matched Retrospective Studies.JB & JS open accessReview
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Abstract
Purpose: In biomechanical testing synthetic ligament augmentation demonstrated improved graft strength, which may lead to improved clinical outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether this procedure would improve clinical outcomes, compared to conventional anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Methods: This study was a retrospective register-based cohort study. Data were obtained from a single clinic (Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Denmark). A cohort of patients undergoing ACLR with either hamstring or quadriceps tendon autografts in combination with an InternalBrace was identified. Using propensity scoring, the InternalBrace group was matched 1:1 to a control group of ACLR patients without augmentation from the same clinic. The primary outcome was sagittal knee laxity, and secondary outcomes were rotational stability (pivot shift), patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) with the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and revision surgery rates. Results: A total of 324 patients were included, 162 in each group. At 1-year follow-up the InternalBrace group demonstrated similar sagittal knee laxity of 2.2 mm (95% CI: 1.9-2.4 mm) compared to 1.9 mm in the control group (95% CI: 1.6-2.1 mm) ( Conclusion: Compared to conventional ACLR, InternalBrace reduces the risk of having a positive pivot shift 1 year postoperatively and demonstrates similar outcomes regarding sagittal knee laxity, revision rates and PROMS. Therefore, this study concludes that InternalBrace are safe to use in ACLR. Level of Evidence: Level III.
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