Combining Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Lateral Extra-Articular Procedures in Skeletally Immature Patients Is Safe and Associated With a Low Failure Rate.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To analyze the rates of graft ruptures and growth disorders, the level of return to sport, and the clinical results of 2 lateral extra-articular procedures in growing children.

Methods

This study was a retrospective, single-center study of patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery combined with 2 different lateral extra-articular procedures (anatomic reconstruction with a gracilis graft or modified Lemaire technique with a strip of fascia lata). The measurements of side-to-side anterior laxity and pivot shift were performed preoperatively and at the last follow-up. The sports level and the complications rate were assessed. The minimal clinically important differences (MCID) and patient acceptable symptoms state threshold scores were calculated.

SUBMITTER: Foissey C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9791843 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature