No Differences in Graft Failure After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Suture Tape Augmentation in Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with and without suture tape augmentation (STA) in adolescent patients.

Methods

Retrospective review of patients between 12 and 18 years of age who had ACLR with quadriceps tendon autograft between 2017 and 2022 with a minimum 2-year follow-up. Charts were reviewed for demographics and surgical data. Two groups were created: ACLR with STA (+STA) and ACLR without STA (-STA). Comparisons between continuous variables were performed using Student t tests or Mann-Whitney U tests. Comparisons between categorical variables were performed using χ² or Fisher exact test.

Results

In total, 110 patients were included in analysis. There was no significant difference in demograp

SUBMITTER: Tamburini L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12447145 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature