
Sports Medicine
ACLR with lateral plasty may improve lateral compartment laxity in advanced chronic laxity
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Knee. 2014 Jan;21(1):58-65. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2013.06.001.
120 patients with advanced chronic anterior laxity were randomized to receive ACL reconstruction (ACLR) with or without extra-articular ilio-tibial band tenodesis. The study aimed to examine ACLR outcomes and objective laxity when combined with lateral plasty. After 2 years, patients who underwent ACLR with lateral plasty experienced a greater improvement in anterior translation laxity of the lateral compartment versus ACLR alone. Anterior translation of the medial compartment, subjective scores, and overall IKDC scores were comparable between groups.
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