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Long-term Outcomes After ACLR With 3 Different Surgical Techniques

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October 2025

Long-term Outcomes After ACLR With 3 Different Surgical Techniques

Vol: 307| Issue: 10| Number:5| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Long-term Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With 3 Different Surgical Techniques: A Prospective Randomized Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation at a Minimum of 20 Years' Follow-up.

Orthop J Sports Med . 2025 Jan 29;13(1):23259671241302348.

Contributing Authors:
GA Lucidi P Agostinone S Di Paolo G Dal Fabbro M Serra M Viotto A Grassi S Zaffagnini

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Seventy-five patients with isolated ACL rupture were randomized to bone–patellar tendon–bone (BPTB), single-bundle quadrupled hamstring tendon (HT), or over-the-top HT plus lateral extra-articular tenodesis (HT+LET) (n=25 per arm initially). At final assessment (mean 23.0±1.1 years), 61 completed PROMs, 37 underwent clinical testing, and 35 had radiographs. The primary outcomes were clinical failu...

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