| Title: |
Good to Excellent Functional Short-Term Outcome and Low Revision Rates Following Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Using Suture Augmentation |
| Authors: |
Schneider, K.N. (Kristian); Schliemann, B. (Benedikt); Gosheger, G. (Georg); Theil, J. (Jan-Christoph); Weller, J.F. (Jan); Buddhdev, P.K. (Pranai); Ahlbäumer, G. (Georg) |
| Contributors: |
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
Münster University (WWU): miami |
| Subject Terms: |
anterior cruciate ligament; ACL; injury; tear; rupture; repair; suture augmentation; internal brace; ddc:610; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/610; Medicine and health |
| Description: |
The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional outcome of primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair using suture augmentation (SA) in 93 consecutive patients (67 female) with a minimum follow-up of 12 months. Patients’ outcomes were determined using International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, Lysholm score (LS) and Tegner score (TS). Knee-laxity was assessed using the KT-1000 arthrometer. Eighty-eight patients (67 female, mean age 42 years ± standard deviation (SD) 13) were available for follow-up after a mean time of 21 months (range 12–39). Three patients (3%) underwent revision surgery and were excluded from functional analysis. The mean IKDC score was 87.4 ± 11, mean LS was 92.6 ± 11, mean pre-traumatic TS was 6 ± 2 and mean postoperative TS was 6 ± 2, with a mean difference (TSDiff) of 1 ± 1. The interval from injury to surgery had no significant impact on the postoperative IKDC (p = 0.228), LS (p = 0.377) and TSDiff (p = 0.572). Patients’ age (>40 years), BMI (>30) and coexisting ligament or meniscal injuries did not seem to influence postoperative functional results. Primary ACL repair using SA provides good to excellent functional outcomes with a low probability of revision surgery at a minimum of 12 months. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.17879/94039686754 |
| Availability: |
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-84039548220; https://doi.org/10.17879/94039686754; https://miami.uni-muenster.de/Record/5ccdad48-931a-4ddb-bad2-889b98d2734d; https://repositorium.uni-muenster.de/transfer/miami/5ccdad48-931a-4ddb-bad2-889b98d2734d |
| Rights: |
CC BY 4.0 ; info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.4AB5B34B |
| Database: |
BASE |