Open AccessWhat Is the Mid-term Failure Rate of Revision ACL Reconstruction? A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Alberto Grassi,
Christopher Kim,
Giulio Maria Marcheggiani Muccioli,
Stefano Zaffagnini,
Annunziato Amendola
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-017-5379-5
Subject(s) - medicine , lachman test , anterior cruciate ligament , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , medline , surgery , evidence based medicine , sports medicine , orthopedic surgery , pivot shift test , physical therapy , alternative medicine , pathology , political science , law
When anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction fails, a revision procedure may be performed to improve knee function, correct instability, and allow return to activities. The results of revision ACL reconstruction have been reported to produce good but inferior patient-reported and objective outcomes compared with primary ACL reconstruction, but the degree to which this is the case varies widely among published studies and may be influenced by heterogeneity of patients, techniques, and endpoints assessed. For those reasons, a systematic review may provide important insights.