High Long-term Survivorship From Revision After Physeal-Sparing “Over-the-Top” Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Lateral Tenodesis in Skeletally Immature Patients: 8- to 17-Year Follow-up
Patients showed high survivorship (90% of cases) from ACL revision at long-term follow-up. Still, more than one-quarter (26%) of skeletally immature patients who underwent physeal-sparing OTT plus LET technique needed a further operation in the ipsilateral knee. Higher rate of hardware removal procedures and lower functional reported outcomes were detected in patients aged <13.
Authors
- Stefano Zaffagnini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2941-1407)
- Giacomo Dal Fabbro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8258-6425)
- Stefano Di Paolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1761-7352)
- Alberto Grassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4236-1798)
- Gian Andrea Lucidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3065-9212)
- Francesco Aparo
- Mohammad Ibrahim Allhalalmeh
Institutions
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IT)
- Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251389126
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00