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A Lateral Extra-articular Procedure Reduces the Failure Rate of Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery Without Increasing Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Alberto GrassiRodrigo A Olivieri HuertaGian Andrea LucidiPiero AgostinoneGiacomo Dal FabbroAnna PaganoThomas TischerStefano Zaffagnini
Published in: The American journal of sports medicine (2024)
The addition of a lateral extra-articular procedure to revision ACL significantly reduced the failure rate and postoperative pivot shift without increasing the complication rate. Anterolateral ligament reconstruction and a lateral extra-articular procedure with iliotibial band were effective in improving the outcomes of revision ACL reconstruction. Further high-level studies could help to clarify which subgroup of patients could particularly benefit from an anterolateral procedure in the context of ACL revision.
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