Impact of Lateral Extra-Articular Procedure Augmentation on Rerupture Risk and Tegner Activity Scale Outcomes in Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament: A Matched Comparative Study With a Minimum 2-Year Follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the well-established role of lateral extra-articular procedures (LEAPs) in reducing failure rates after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) in the adult population, similar in-depth research for the adolescent and pediatric population remains lacking.

Purpose

To examine the effect of the LEAP augmentation on the rerupture rate after ACLR in patients aged <18 years.

Study design

Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods

This was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from October 2012 to June 2020, involving adolescents <18 years old undergoing primary ACLR with a minimum follow-up of 2 years. Two groups, matched for age, sex, Tegner activity scale, and presence of meniscal injury, were established: ACLR

SUBMITTER: Moussa MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10943611 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature