Adolescents show a lower healing rate of anterolateral ligament injury and a higher rotational laxity than adults after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

The Knee ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 113-124
Author(s):  
Dhong Won Lee ◽  
Joon Kyu Lee ◽  
Sae Him Kwon ◽  
Sung Gyu Moon ◽  
Seung Ik Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction ◽  
Ligament Reconstruction ◽  
Healing Rate ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Anterolateral Ligament ◽  
Ligament Injury ◽  
Rotational Laxity ◽  
Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction ◽  
Anterior Cruciate

scholarly journals Limited evidence for graft selection in pediatric ACL reconstruction: a narrative review

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianni De Petrillo ◽  
Thierry Pauyo ◽  
Corinna C. Franklin ◽  
Ross S. Chafetz ◽  
Marie-Lyne Nault ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction ◽  
Ligament Reconstruction ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Ligament Injury ◽  
Iliotibial Band ◽  
Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction ◽  
Anterior Cruciate ◽  
Graft Selection

AbstractAnterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is the preferred treatment to anterior cruciate ligament injury. With the increase in anterior cruciate ligament injuries in both adults and skeletally immature patients comes the need for individualized anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction graft selection whether it is the type of graft (auto vs. allograft) or the harvesting site (hamstrings, iliotibial band, quadriceps, patella). Several factors need to be considered preoperatively in order to optimize the patients’ recovery and restore anterior cruciate ligament strength and function. These include age and bone maturity, preoperative knee flexor/extensor strength, sport participation, patient’s needs and anatomical characteristics. This paper aims at bringing evidence supporting the use of a personalized approach in graft selection for faster and more efficient return to sport and propose a theoretical framework to support the approach.

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