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SynthesisJournal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology2025

Suture tape augmentation in the management of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Peiyuan Tang, Yangbin Cao, Ying Zhu, Han Tan, Haoxuan Li, Wenfeng Xiao, Ting Wen, Jun Zhang, Yusheng Li, Shuguang Liu

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Synthesis in Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Peiyuan Tang *Deparment of Orthopedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
Yangbin Cao *Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Ying ZhuXiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Han TanXiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Haoxuan LiXiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Wenfeng XiaoDeparment of Orthopedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
Ting WenDeparment of Orthopedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
Jun ZhangThe First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde Hospital, Xiangya Medical College, Central South University, Changsha, 415000, China.
Yusheng LiDeparment of Orthopedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China. liyusheng@csu.edu.cn.
Shuguang LiuDepartment of Joint Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. Orth_shuguang@163.com.

Funding

Hunan Provincial Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars 2024JJ2089National Key R&D Program of China 2023YFB4606705National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82072506National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82272611National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82472522National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 92268115National Science Foundation of Hunan Province 2023JJ30949Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province No. 2023SK2024Shaanxi Province Technology Committee Project No. 2021JM576
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe employment of suture tape augmentation (SA) in surgical interventions for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures is a subject of ongoing debate. This meta-analysis synthesizes prior research to assess the effectiveness of additional SA in treating ACL tears.

methodsA total of four databases including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched up to September 2024. Literature screening, quality evaluation, and data extraction were performed according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Key data extracted include: Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale, International Knee Documentation Committee Score (IKDC), self-assessment numerical evaluation (SANE), Tegner Activity Score, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey (VR-12), Marx Activity Scale, visual analog scale (VAS), KT-1000 anteroposterior knee laxity, and return to sports rate. Meta-analysis of outcome indicators was performed using Revman 5.4 software.

resultsA total of 17 articles were included in this meta-analysis. Pre-post operation effect analysis showed that additional SA was correlated with improved IKDC, Marx Activity Scale, KOOS, VR-12 physical, and VAS for pain. In addition, there were statistically significant differences in SANE (mean difference, MD = 3.26, 95% confidence intervals, 95%CI 0.77, 5.76, P = 0.01, I

conclusionsOn the basis of current evidence, we do not believe that, compared with isolated traditional surgical methods, additional SA can significantly improve patients' functional scores and help patients heal.

Indexed as

Anterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionSurgical TapeHumansSuturesAnterior cruciate ligamentReconstructionRepairSuture tape augmentation

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PMCPMC12103404

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