Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

SAN DIEGO — Mild to moderate preoperative patellar tendinopathy may not significantly affect postoperative outcomes of ACL reconstructions with a bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft, according to results presented here.

Published results showed use of an accelerometer to track physical activity after ACL reconstruction may be associated with improved recovery outcomes compared with   traditional patient-reported tracking.

A study of NCAA Division I football players revealed persistent atrophy in the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles 2 years after ACL reconstruction despite full return to play.

Published results showed patients with chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, may have increased risks for arthrofibrosis and arthritis and faster progression to total knee arthroplasty after ACL surgery.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Adam B. Yanke, MD, PhD, spoke about augmenting ACL reconstruction with lateral extra-articular tenodesis using an iliotibial band graft to improve stability.

Results published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine showed surgical delays of more than 4 months may increase the risk of meniscal and chondral injuries in adolescent patients undergoing ACL reconstruction for ACL rupture.

According to published results, patient resilience may not be a strong predictor of patient-reported outcomes after ACL reconstruction, as many patients had changes in resilience levels throughout the course of follow-up.

Published results showed patients who underwent unilateral ACL reconstruction had less dynamic gait biomechanics waveforms bilaterally at 1 year postoperatively compared with healthy controls.

ACL reconstruction remains among the most common sports medicine surgeries performed worldwide.

Published results showed patients who underwent ACL reconstruction with a hamstring tendon graft had decreased knee flexion strength compared with patients who received a patellar tendon graft at long-term follow-up.