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Trial reportAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2026

Effect of stump-preserving arthroscopic reconstruction or stump-eliminating arthroscopic reconstruction combined with exercise rehabilitation therapy on knee functional recovery in patients with anterior cruciate ligament injuries.

S Li, S Tang, B Zhu, Y Zhong, X Ren

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Trial report in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

S LiAnkang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China.
S TangAnkang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China.
B ZhuAnkang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China.
Y ZhongAnkang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China.
X RenAnkang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of stump-preserving arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) combined with exercise rehabilitation therapy on knee functional recovery in patients with ACL injuries.

methodsPatients with ACL injuries (

resultsAfter ACLR, in both groups, pain and swelling were reduced, the ROM of knee flexion, extension, internal rotation and external rotation increased, the TTDPM and passive angle regeneration test results were reduced, and the Lysholm and IKDC function scores were increased. More significant improvements were seen in the observation group. The incidence of postoperative complications in the observation group was 13.33% (8 of 60), less than the 15.00% (9 of 60) in the control group (

conclusionsArthroscopic stump-preserving ACLR combined with exercise rehabilitation therapy can significantly reduce postoperative pain and swelling in patients with ACL injuries and improve postoperative knee mobility and proprioception.

Indexed as

Anterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionArthroscopyExercise TherapyAdolescentAdultCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansKnee JointMaleProprioceptionRange of Motion, ArticularRecovery of FunctionTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultAnterior cruciate ligament injuryArthroscopyExercise rehabilitation therapyKnee functionKnee mobilityProprioceptionStump-eliminating arthroscopic reconstructionStump-preserving arthroscopic reconstruction

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PMID40726250
PMCPMC13038362

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