Return to sports: a risky business? A systematic review with meta-analysis of risk factors for graft rupture following ACL reconstruction

A Cronström, E Tengman, CK Häger - Sports medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background The risk of sustaining a graft rupture after anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction (ACLR) is high. Contributing risk factors are, however, still not clearly …

Pediatric anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

CA Perkins, SC Willimon - Orthopedic Clinics, 2020 - orthopedic.theclinics.com
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in children and adolescents have increased in
prevalence in the last 2 decades. According to recent estimates, ACL injuries in this …

Outcomes of physeal-sparing ACL reconstruction with iliotibial band autograft in skeletally immature prepubescent children

MS Kocher, BE Heyworth, PD Fabricant, FA Tepolt… - JBJS, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are occurring in youth athletes with
increasing frequency. Many ACL reconstruction procedures designed to allow for continued …

Return to sport and reoperation rates in patients under the age of 20 after primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: risk profile comparing 3 patient groups …

FA Cordasco, SR Black, M Price… - … American Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: With sports specialization and level of competition on the rise, anterior cruciate
ligament reconstruction (ACLR) in athletes under the age of 20 has increased significantly in …

Failure rates of autograft and allograft ACL reconstruction in patients 19 years of age and younger: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AI Cruz Jr, JJ Beck, MD Ellington, SW Mayer… - JBJS Open …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Graft choice for pediatric anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is
determined by several factors. There is limited information on the use and outcomes of …

All-inside, all-epiphyseal anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature athletes: return to sport, incidence of second surgery, and 2-year clinical …

FA Cordasco, SW Mayer… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in skeletally immature athletes are
increasing. Purpose: To evaluate the 2-year clinical outcomes of all-inside, all-epiphyseal …

Management of ACL injuries in children and adolescents

PD Fabricant, MS Kocher - JBJS, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Management of ACL Injuries in Children and Adolescents : JBJS Management of ACL Injuries
in Children and Adolescents : JBJS JBJS Journal Case Connector Reviews JBJS.org Surgical …

Growth abnormalities following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the skeletally immature patient: a systematic review

MJ Collins, TA Arns, T Leroux, A Black… - … : The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To identify all reported cases of growth disturbances after anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) reconstruction in patients with open growth plates and analyze trends with respect to …

Anterior cruciate ligament injuries in children and adolescents

PD Fabricant, MS Kocher - Orthopedic Clinics, 2016 - orthopedic.theclinics.com
Tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) were once considered rare in skeletally
immature athletes; however, they are now observed with increasing frequency. A dramatic …

Assessment of skeletal maturity and postoperative growth disturbance after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients: a systematic …

MS Fury, NK Paschos, PD Fabricant… - … American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Growth disturbance is an uncommon but potentially serious complication after
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in skeletally immature patients. Purpose: To …