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No difference in long term clinical outcomes between remnant debridement and preservation in ACLR

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June 2019

No difference in long term clinical outcomes between remnant debridement and preservation in ACLR

Vol: 8| Issue: 6| Number:17| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:2

No clinical difference in 10-year outcomes between standard and minimal graft debridement techniques in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using autologous hamstrings: a randomized controlled trial

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Feb;27(2):516-523.

Contributing Authors:
S Gohil JR Ebert PT Annear EJ Rohr DM Hille

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Synopsis

49 skeletally mature patients scheduled for an arthroscopically-assisted single-bundle ACL reconstruction were randomized to have the procedure performed with a remnant preservation or remnant debridement technique. Outcomes of interest included the incidence and timing of both ACL re-tear in the ipsilateral knee or tear in the contralateral knee, requirement of at least 1 additional surgery in th...

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