Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Blood flow restriction training compared with standardized physical therapy after ACL reconstruction may not lead to improved return to sport outcomes in elite collegiate athletes, according to data presented here.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Quadriceps tendon autograft can be as effective as bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft for primary ACL reconstruction in cutting and pivoting athletes, according to a presentation.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Prescribing fewer opioid tablets can be as effective in controlling postoperative pain after ACL reconstruction as higher quantities, according to data presented here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Use of a standardized opioid prescribing schedule may reduce the number of opioid tablets prescribed after ACL reconstruction and rotator cuff repair, according to a presenter here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results showed elite alpine skiers who underwent ACL reconstruction combined with an extra-articular procedure had a fivefold reduction in the rate of ACL graft rupture compared with ACL reconstruction alone.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed women were more likely to experience arthrofibrosis after ACL reconstruction with quadriceps tendon autograft compared with men, and larger graft size increased the risk of arthrofibrosis.

Results showed revision procedures and younger patients had a higher incidence of infection after ACL reconstruction, while use of bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts yielded a low risk of infection.

CHICAGO — Patient-reported outcomes were favorable at 2 years for ACL reconstruction done with a modified Lemaire lateral extra-articular tenodesis in children and teenagers with risk factors for failed ACL reconstruction.

Use of ultrasound guidance may provide reproducible femoral positioning of the anterolateral graft posterior and proximal to the lateral epicondyle compared with the use of palpation alone, according to published results.

Published results showed an intact PCL may be used to predict ACL graft size for ACL reconstruction in pediatric patients, while tunnel length differs based on the chosen drilling method in an all-epiphyseal technique.