Risk Factors for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Failure in Professional Athletes: An Analysis of 342 Patients With a Mean Follow-up of 100 Months From the SANTI Study Group.
Graeme Philip HopperCharles PiogerCorentin PhilippeAbdo El HelouJoao Pedro CamposLampros GousopoulosAlessandro CarrozzoThais Dutra VieiraBertrand Sonnery-CottetPublished in: The American journal of sports medicine (2022)
Professional athletes undergoing isolated ACLR and aged ≤21 years are at >2-fold greater risk of graft failure. Orthopaedic surgeons treating elite athletes should combine an ACLR with a LEAP to improve ACL graft survivorship.