Background Revision ACL reconstruction is a complex topic with many controversies and not-easy-to-make decisions. The authors' aim is to provide some feasible advice that can be applied in daily clinical practice with the goal of facilitating the decision-making process and improving the outcomes of patients subjected to revision ACL reconstruction. Methods A national survey with seven questions about the most controversial topics in revision ACL reconstruction was emailed to members of two societies: SIOT and SIAGASCOT. The participants' answers were collected, the most recent literature was analyzed, and a consensus was created by the authors, according to their long-term surgical experience. Conclusions The decision-making process in revision ACL reconstruction starts with a standardized imaging protocol (weight-bearing radiographs, CT scan, and MRI). One-stage surgery is indicated in almost all cases (exceptions are severe tunnel enlargement and infection), while the choice of graft depends on the previously used graft and the dimensions of the tunnels, with better clinical outcomes obtained for autografts. Additional procedures such as lateral extra-articular tenodesis in high-grade pivot-shift knees, biplanar HTO in the case of severe coronal malalignment, and meniscal suture improve the clinical outcome and should be considered case by case.

Matassi, F., Giabbani, N., Arnaldi, E., Tripodo, A., Bonaspetti, G., Bait, C., et al. (2022). Controversies in ACL revision surgery: Italian expert group consensus and state of the art. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY, 23(1), 1-8 [10.1186/s10195-022-00652-9].

Controversies in ACL revision surgery: Italian expert group consensus and state of the art

Zaffagnini, Stefano;
2022

Abstract

Background Revision ACL reconstruction is a complex topic with many controversies and not-easy-to-make decisions. The authors' aim is to provide some feasible advice that can be applied in daily clinical practice with the goal of facilitating the decision-making process and improving the outcomes of patients subjected to revision ACL reconstruction. Methods A national survey with seven questions about the most controversial topics in revision ACL reconstruction was emailed to members of two societies: SIOT and SIAGASCOT. The participants' answers were collected, the most recent literature was analyzed, and a consensus was created by the authors, according to their long-term surgical experience. Conclusions The decision-making process in revision ACL reconstruction starts with a standardized imaging protocol (weight-bearing radiographs, CT scan, and MRI). One-stage surgery is indicated in almost all cases (exceptions are severe tunnel enlargement and infection), while the choice of graft depends on the previously used graft and the dimensions of the tunnels, with better clinical outcomes obtained for autografts. Additional procedures such as lateral extra-articular tenodesis in high-grade pivot-shift knees, biplanar HTO in the case of severe coronal malalignment, and meniscal suture improve the clinical outcome and should be considered case by case.
2022
Matassi, F., Giabbani, N., Arnaldi, E., Tripodo, A., Bonaspetti, G., Bait, C., et al. (2022). Controversies in ACL revision surgery: Italian expert group consensus and state of the art. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY, 23(1), 1-8 [10.1186/s10195-022-00652-9].
Matassi, Fabrizio; Giabbani, Niccolò; Arnaldi, Enrico; Tripodo, Alessandro; Bonaspetti, Giovanni; Bait, Corrado; Ronga, Mario; Di Benedetto, Paolo; Za...espandi
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