Combined reconstruction of the anterolateral ligament in chronic ACL injuries leads to better clinical outcomes than isolated ACL reconstruction
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy Apr 05, 2018
Helito CP, et al. - In view of the hypothesis that patients who underwent combined ACL and ALL reconstruction would exhibit less residual laxity and better clinical outcomes, experts assessed the results of combined anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and anterolateral ligament (ALL) reconstruction in patients with chronic ACL injury. In patients with chronic ACL injury, the combined ACL and ALL reconstruction was an effective and safe solution and led to good functional outcomes with no increase in complication rate. This type of procedure may be indicated when patients present with more than 12 months after injury for surgery.
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