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Reduced Incidence of Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Internal Brace Augmentation

Adam V. Daniel Coen A. Wijdicks ORCID Patrick A. Smith
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine Vol. 11 No. 7 · SAGE Publications
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Abstract
Background: Revision rates and outcome measures after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with suture tape as an internal brace is not well-documented because of the emerging nature of the technique. Hypothesis: ACLR with internal bracing (IB) would lead to decreased revision ACLR compared with traditional ACLR while exhibiting comparable patient outcomes. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: A total of 200 patients were included in this study. Patients aged between 13 and 39 years at the time of surgery who underwent primary autograft ACLR with IB between 2010 and 2020 and were enrolled in our institution’s registry with a minimum of 2-year follow-up were identified and matched 1 to 1 with a non-internal brace (no-IB) group based on concomitant procedures and patient characteristics. Pre- and postoperatively, patients completed the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, Marx activity rating scale, Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey, and visual analog scale for pain. Knee laxity measurements via the KT-1000 arthrometer were included in the pre- and postoperative objective clinical assessments. Results: A total of 100 IB patients were matched with 100 no-IB patients based primarily on concomitant procedures and secondarily on patient characteristics. The IB group underwent significantly fewer revision ACLRs (1% vs 8%; P = .017). Even though the no-IB group had a significantly longer mean final follow-up time (48.6 months [95% CI, 45.4-51.7] vs 33.4 months [95% CI, 30.3-36.5]; P < .001), the time elapsed from the original ACLR to the revision did not differ significantly between groups, and the mean ages for the IB and no-IB groups were comparable (19 vs 19.9 years). All postoperative patient-reported outcome scores between the 2 groups were comparable and significantly improved postoperatively except for the Marx score, which significantly decreased stepwise for both groups postoperatively. KT-1000 measurements significantly improved in both groups after surgery with the IB and no-IB cohorts yielding comparable results at the manual maximum pull (0.97 vs 0.65 mm). Conclusion: ACLR with IB resulted in a significantly decreased risk of revision ACLRs while maintaining comparable patient-reported outcomes. Therefore, incorporating an internal brace into ACLR appears to be safe and effective within these study parameters.
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Jul 01, 2023
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Adam V. Daniel

The Columbia Orthopaedic Group, Columbia, Missouri, USA.

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Coen A. Wijdicks

Arthrex Inc, Naples, Florida, USA.

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Patrick A. Smith

The Columbia Orthopaedic Group, Columbia, Missouri, USA.

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Adam V. Daniel, Coen A. Wijdicks, Patrick A. Smith (2023). Reduced Incidence of Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Internal Brace Augmentation. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 11(7). https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671231178026
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