TY  - JOUR
AB  - The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional outcome of primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair using suture augmentation (SA) in 93 consecutive patients (67 female) with a minimum follow-up of 12 months. Patients’ outcomes were determined using International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, Lysholm score (LS) and Tegner score (TS). Knee-laxity was assessed using the KT-1000 arthrometer. Eighty-eight patients (67 female, mean age 42 years ± standard deviation (SD) 13) were available for follow-up after a mean time of 21 months (range 12–39). Three patients (3%) underwent revision surgery and were excluded from functional analysis. The mean IKDC score was 87.4 ± 11, mean LS was 92.6 ± 11, mean pre-traumatic TS was 6 ± 2 and mean postoperative TS was 6 ± 2, with a mean difference (TSDiff) of 1 ± 1. The interval from injury to surgery had no significant impact on the postoperative IKDC (p = 0.228), LS (p = 0.377) and TSDiff (p = 0.572). Patients’ age (>40 years), BMI (>30) and coexisting ligament or meniscal injuries did not seem to influence postoperative functional results. Primary ACL repair using SA provides good to excellent functional outcomes with a low probability of revision surgery at a minimum of 12 months.
AU  - Schneider, Kristian Nikolaus
AU  - Schliemann, Benedikt
AU  - Gosheger, Georg
AU  - Theil, Jan-Christoph
AU  - Weller, Jan Frederic
AU  - Buddhdev, Pranai K.
AU  - Ahlbäumer, Georg
DA  - 2020-09-23
DO  - 10.17879/94039686754
KW  - anterior cruciate ligament
KW  - ACL
KW  - injury
KW  - tear
KW  - rupture
KW  - repair
KW  - suture augmentation
KW  - internal brace
LA  - eng
N1  - Journal of Clinical Medicine 9 (2020) 10, 3068, 1-12
N1  - Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster).
PY  - 2020-09-23
TI  - Good to Excellent Functional Short-Term Outcome and Low Revision Rates Following Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Using Suture Augmentation
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-84039548220
Y2  - 2024-11-22T01:51:25
ER  -