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ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2025

Landing Biomechanics in Patients 2 Years After Augmented ACL Repair and 2 Years After Hamstring Autograft ACL Reconstruction Compared With Controls.

Linda Bühl, Sebastian Müller, Corina Nüesch, Florian Samuel Halbeisen, Annegret Mündermann, Christian Egloff

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Linda BühlDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3746-2033
Sebastian MüllerDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5842-7371
Corina NüeschDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7526-9536
Florian Samuel HalbeisenSurgical Outcome Research Center, University Hospital and University Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Annegret MündermannDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6472-1689
Christian EgloffDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6867-0527

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Abstract

Background: InternalBrace-augmented anterior cruciate ligament repair (ACL-IB) is believed to restore natural knee mechanics. However, there is a dearth of data on in vivo leg biomechanics after ACL-IB and comparability with gold standard surgery. Purposes: To (1) investigate differences in sagittal and frontal landing biomechanics of the legs in patients after ACL-IB (Comparison I) and after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR; Comparison II), compare the involved legs with controls (Comparison III), and (2) identify leg differences that were greater than those typically observed in controls. Study Design: Cross-sectional study, Level of Evidence 3. Methods: A total of 29 patients who had ACL-IB, 27 sex- and age-matched patients who had ACLR, and 29 matched controls were asked to perform single-leg hops (SLH) for maximum forward distance 2 years postoperatively, assessed by marker-based motion analysis. Sagittal (hip, knee, and ankle) and frontal (hip and knee) plane angles and peak moments, joint work contribution, and peak vertical ground-reaction force and loading rates during landing were calculated. Differences between the involved and uninvolved legs in patients (paired Results: Patients who underwent ACL-IB (ACL-IB group) and ACLR (ACLR group) showed significant differences in their legs' SLH landing biomechanics. Only leg differences in the ACL-IB group were greater than those in in the control group (no overlap): smaller peak knee flexion angle (leg difference: -8.3° [95% CI, -13 to -3.7]; Conclusion: Persistent differences in SLH landing biomechanics 2 years after ACL surgery suggest that ACL ruptures cause alterations that cannot be restored by augmented repair or reconstruction alone. The greater differences between the legs in the ACL-IB group than those typically seen within controls highlight the need for further research to understand the full potential or limitation of ACL preservation techniques.

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anterior cruciate ligamentfunctional assessmentInternalBracekinematics and kineticsside-to-side differencesingle-leg hop

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