ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2025
Early Surgical Intervention Results in Better Patient-Reported Outcomes Than Delayed Treatment in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Presence of Concomitant Medial Collateral Ligament Injury.
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- One-Stage Versus Two-Stage ACL Reconstruction with Concomitant MCL Surgery in Combined ACL and MCL Injuries: A Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the influence of the timing of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) on patient-reported outcomes, comparing patients with and without concomitant medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury. Methods: This study included patients who underwent ACLR between September 2015 and October 2020. The inclusion criteria included patients for whom preoperative and postoperative patient-reported outcome measures were available and a follow-up period of at least 2 years. Patients who sustained grade 2 or 3 MCL injuries with ACL tears were compared with patients with no MCL injuries as a control. All patients underwent ACLR with either bone-tendon-bone autograft or bone-tendon-bone allograft. Patient-reported outcomes (International Knee Documentation Committee [IKDC] score, Lysholm score, and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score [KOOS]) were recorded, and outcomes were analyzed by sex and time from index injury. A stratified linear mixed-effects regression analysis was conducted. Results: A total of 253 eligible patients with 2-year outcomes were enrolled. Patients with combined ACL-MCL injuries had lower IKDC scores (β = -6.1 vs β = -8.3, Conclusions: Patients undergoing ACLR with grade 2 or 3 MCL injuries have improved patient-reported outcomes if surgery is performed within 6 weeks from the time of injury. In this cohort, allografts resulted in better outcome scores compared with autografts. Level of Evidence: Level III, retrospective cohort study.
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