Open AccessRisk of Revision Was Not Reduced by a Double-bundle ACL Reconstruction Technique: Results From the Scandinavian Registers
Author(s) -
Cathrine Aga,
Jüri-Tomas Kartus,
Martin Lind,
Stein Håkon Låstad Lygre,
LarsPetter Granan,
Lars Engebretsen
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/s11999-017-5409-3
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , anterior cruciate ligament , hamstring , surgery , confidence interval , bundle , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , ligament , proportional hazards model , materials science , composite material
Double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has demonstrated improved biomechanical properties and moderately better objective outcomes compared with single-bundle reconstructions. This could make an impact on the rerupture rate and reduce the risk of revisions in patients undergoing double-bundle ACL reconstruction compared with patients reconstructed with a traditional single-bundle technique. The National Knee Ligament Registers in Scandinavia provide information that can be used to evaluate the revision outcome after ACL reconstructions.