Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Femoral Tunnel Anteromedial Portal Antegrade Drilling Versus Retrograde Drilling Techniques Using Hamstring Graft Has No Difference in Clinical Outcomes or Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-ana
Primary ACL reconstruction has no significant differences in patient-reported outcomes, complications, or revision ACL rates when femoral tunnels are created via AM portal antegrade drilling versus retrograde drilling techniques. Decisions regarding ACL reconstruction technique should be tailored to individual patient needs and surgeon preference.
Authors
- Fernando Gómez-Verdejo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1837-0064)
- Andrew Bi
- Udit Dave (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9950-6938)
- Nikhil N. Verma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9875-2769)
- Alexander Mamonov
- J. G. Rubin
- Jorge Chahla
- Johnathon R. McCormick
- Myles Atkins
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Illinois College (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465251360229
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00