The Addition of Suture Tape to the Hamstring Graft Construct Does Not Reduce Instrumented Knee Laxity Following ACL Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To establish the effect of the addition of suture tape to the hamstring graft construct through measurement of instrumented sagittal plane knee laxity at 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).

Methods

A retrospective analysis was undertaken of a consecutive series of primary ACLR performed between May 2017 and June 2019. Patients with concomitant or historic contralateral knee injury were excluded. Suture tape was included in the graft construct from the midpoint of the study period (May 2018). Sagittal plane knee laxity was quantified using the KT2000 arthrometer at 6 postoperative months. Mean side-to-side differences in sagittal plane laxity between the operated and contralateral, uninjured knees were compared for grafts with and without

SUBMITTER: Allom RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9042745 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature