Greater return to sports after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction combined with anterolateral ligament reconstruction compared with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction alone: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to compare the return to sports, return to competition, Tegner score and anterior cruciate ligament-return to sports injury (ACL-RSI) scores between patients who underwent ACL reconstruction (ACLR) combined with anterolateral ligament reconstruction (ALLR) and those who underwent ACLR alone.

Methods

Two independent reviewers conducted a literature search in PubMed (MEDLINE), EMBASE, Google Scholar and the Cochrane Library in July 2024, followed by data extraction and quality assessment. This study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and meta-analysis guidelines. The return to sports rate, return to competition rate, Tegner score and ACL-RSI score were compared between patients who underwent primary ACLR with ALLR and those w

SUBMITTER: Lumban-Gaol I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11702406 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature