AceReport Image
Sports Medicine
Bone-tendon-bone ACLR has significantly lower long-term revision rate vs. repair or synthetic graft
J Bone Joint Surg Am.2019

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR) is a commonly performed surgery particularly in young active patients. Though it generally has shown promising results in the short term, long-term results are less clear, and there are concerns with regards to osteoarthritis and over-constraint. In this long-term (30-year) follow-up study, the authors randomized 150 patients to three different groups: primary ACL repair, ACLR with a synthetic augment, or ACLR with autologous bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) graft. At 30-year follow-up, patients in the BPTB group had significantly lower rates of revision surgery than the other two groups. There were no significant differences in terms of range of motion, laxity, function, incidence of osteoarthritis, or activity level between the three groups.

Unlock the full article

Get unlimited access to OrthoEvidence with a free trial
Start Trial

Critical appraisals of the latest, high-impact randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews in orthopaedics

Access to OrthoEvidence podcast content, including collaborations with the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, interviews with internationally recognized surgeons, and roundtable discussions on orthopaedic news and topics

Subscription to The Pulse, a twice-weekly evidence-based newsletter designed to help you make better clinical decisions

Exclusive access to original content articles, including in-house systematic reviews, and articles on health research methods and hot orthopaedic topics

Or continue reading this full article
Register Now
AskOE
Search
Close Search Window
Welcome Back!
Forgot Password?
Create an Account

Account will be affiliated with


OR
Forgot Password?

OR
Check your email

If an account exists with the provided email address, a password reset email will be sent to you. If you don't see the email, please check your spam or junk folder.

For further assistance, contact our support team.

Cite this Ace Report

OrthoEvidence. Bone-tendon-bone ACLR has significantly lower long-term revision rate vs. repair or synthetic graft. ACE Report. 2020;10(1):14. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/

Copy Citation
Share this Ace Report