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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

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ACL reconstruction combined with lateral monoloop tenodesis can restore intact knee laxity

Authors: Koen C. Lagae, Joris Robberecht, Kiron K. Athwal, Peter C. M. Verdonk, Andrew A. Amis

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 4/2020

Abstract

Purpose

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is often combined with injury to the lateral extra-articular structures, which may cause a combined anterior and rotational laxity. It was hypothesised that addition of a ‘monoloop’ lateral extra-articular tenodesis (mLET) to an ACL reconstruction would restore anteroposterior, internal rotation and pivot-shift laxities better than isolated ACL reconstruction in combined injuries.

Method

Twelve cadaveric knees were tested, using an optical tracking system to record the kinematics through 0°–100° of knee flexion with no load, anterior and posterior translational forces (90 N), internal and external rotational torques (5 Nm), and a combination of an anterior translational (90 N) plus internal rotational load (5 Nm). They were tested intact, after sectioning the ACL, sectioning anterolateral ligament (ALL), iliotibial band (ITB) graft harvest, releasing deep ITB fibres, hamstrings tendon ACL reconstruction, mLET combined with ACL reconstruction, and isolated mLET. Two-way repeated-measures ANOVA compared laxity data across knee states and flexion angles. When differences were found, paired t tests with Bonferroni correction were performed.

Results

In the ACL-deficient knee, cutting the ALL significantly increased anterior laxity only at 20°–30°, and only significantly increased internal rotation at 50°. Additional deep ITB release significantly increased anterior laxity at 40°–90° and caused a large increase of internal rotation at 20°–100°. Isolated ACL reconstruction restored anterior drawer, but significant differences remained in internal rotation at 30°–100°. After adding an mLET there were no remaining differences with anterior translation or internal rotation compared to the intact knee. With the combined injury, isolated mLET allowed abnormal anterior translation and rotation to persist.

Conclusions

Cutting the deep fibres of the ITB caused large increases in tibial internal rotation laxity across the range of knee flexion, while cutting the ALL alone did not. With ACL deficiency combined with anterolateral deficiency, ACL reconstruction alone was insufficient to restore native knee rotational laxity. However, combining a ‘monoloop’ lateral extra-articular tenodesis with ACL reconstruction did restore native knee laxity.

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Title: ACL reconstruction combined with lateral monoloop tenodesis can restore intact knee laxity
Authors: Koen C. Lagae
Joris Robberecht
Kiron K. Athwal
Peter C. M. Verdonk
Andrew A. Amis
Publication date: 01-04-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 4/2020
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-019-05839-y

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ACL reconstruction combined with lateral monoloop tenodesis can restore intact knee laxity

Abstract

Purpose

Method

Results

Conclusions

At a glance: The STEP trials

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Abstract

Purpose

Method

Results

Conclusions

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