Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis in Skeletally Immature Patients: Surgical Technique.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.eats.2020.03.005 and PMC identifier 7372307.
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Abstract
Pediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions have a relatively high risk for re-rupture, and a low proportion of these patients report a successful return to sport. With an increasing emphasis on youth participation in pivoting sports, the incidence of these injuries has increased in recent years. A reappreciation of lateral extra-articular stabilizing procedures in high-risk adult populations who undergo ACL reconstruction has demonstrated potential improved outcomes for vulnerable ACL reconstructions. However, the open status of the pediatric physes makes the use of these procedures more challenging. Therefore, the purpose of this Technical Note is to describe the current authors' surgical technique for a combined ACL reconstruction with a lateral extra-articular tenodesis for these high-risk patients with open physes.