Risk factor Comment Graft type Autograft vs. allograft Patellar tendon (PT) allografts probably have a higher failure rate than PT autografts in young patients Hamstring vs. patellar tendon autograft Evidence…
Debridement Microfracture KOOS subscales N β 95 % CI p β 95 % CI p Pain 332 0.1 (−4.2 to 4.5) ns −4.2 (−8.6 to 0.2) ns Symptoms 335…
Timing of ACL injury Definition Acute <3 weeks from injury Semi-acute 3–8 weeks from injury Chronic >8 weeks from injury Other factors Isolated No other ligamentous injury Combined Concomitant injury…
© ISAKOS 2017Norimasa Nakamura, Stefano Zaffagnini, Robert G. Marx and Volker Musahl (eds.)Controversies in the Technical Aspects of ACL Reconstructionhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-52742-9_35 35. ACL Reconstruction in the Multiligament Knee Michael D. Hendel1, Joseph N. Liu1, Bruce A. Levy2 , Bent Wulff Jakobsen3 and Robert G. Marx4 (1) Department of Orthopedic…
© ISAKOS 2017Norimasa Nakamura, Stefano Zaffagnini, Robert G. Marx and Volker Musahl (eds.)Controversies in the Technical Aspects of ACL Reconstructionhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-52742-9_30 30. Allografts in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Tom Chao1, Kaitlyn L. Yin2, Elmar Herbst1, Robert G. Marx2 and Volker Musahl1 (1) Department of Orthopaedic…
Author Study type Patients Outcomes Newman (AJSM 2015) [21] Cohort study (LOE 3) Older cohort (14–19 y/o; (n = 165) Younger cohort (<14 y/o; n = 66) Significant relationship between…
Fig. 7.1 The treatment algorithm for anterior cruciate ligament injury in skeletally immature children [29] In our prospective cohort study on 46 skeletally immature children, we found that two thirds…
Author and year Patient-reported outcome score Single-bundle Double-bundle Significance Kondo et al. (2008) [36] Lysholm 96.5 ± 5.8 97.3 ± 3.3 p > 0.05 Siebold et al. (2008) [26] Lysholm…
Lead author Design “Early” ACLR time frame definition Graft source Arthrofibrosis incidence “early” vs. “late” ACLR Other clinical outcomes “early” vs. “late” ACLR Follow-up time Comments Shelbourne et al. [17]…
Fig. 5.1 Representation of the calculation of the sensitivity and specificity of a diagnostic test The three most common physical examinations that test for ACL insufficiency are the anterior drawer…
