Revision Rates After Primary ACL Reconstruction Performed Between 1969 and 2018: A Systematic Review and Metaregression Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Numerous studies, including randomized controlled trials (RCTs), have been published on the optimal graft choice for primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

Purpose

To review existing studies to investigate whether advances in orthopaedics have affected revision rates after primary ACL reconstruction.

Study design

Systematic review; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods

The PubMed database was searched from inception to December 31, 2020, using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. Patient series, observational studies, clinical trials, and registry-based studies investigating primary ACL reconstruction were included, as were high-quality RCTs from an additional study. The minimum require

SUBMITTER: Liukkonen RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9358584 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature