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 …

PROMs in paediatric knee ligament injury: use the Pedi-IKDC and avoid using adult PROMs

M Dietvorst, M Reijman, B Van Groningen… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this systematic review was to present an evidence-based overview of
psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for children with …

Weaker lower extremity muscle strength predicts traumatic knee injury in youth female but not male athletes

SR Augustsson, E Ageberg - BMJ open sport & exercise …, 2017 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Background The role of lower extremity (LE) muscle strength for predicting traumatic knee
injury in youth athletes is largely unknown. Aims The aim was to investigate the influence of …

Challenges in the management of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures in skeletally immature patients

CJ DeFrancesco, EP Storey, KG Shea… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Although initially considered rare, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures in pediatric
patients recently have increased substantially as a result of greater awareness of the injury …

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with an all-epiphyseal “over-the-top” technique is safe and shows low rate of failure in skeletally immature athletes

T Roberti di Sarsina, L Macchiarola, C Signorelli… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to follow up, clinically and radiographically, skeletally
immature patients who underwent ACL reconstruction with an all-epiphyseal “over-the-top” …

Effect of age and sex on psychological readiness and patient-reported outcomes 6 months after primary ACL reconstruction

MD Milewski, JL Traver, RP Coene… - … Journal of Sports …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Successful return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction
(ACLR) can be affected by a patient's physical and psychological state throughout the …

Weight gain after ACL reconstruction in pediatric and adolescent patients

EM MacAlpine, D Talwar, EP Storey… - Sports …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Adolescent athletes who sustain an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear have
significantly reduced activity levels during recovery. Activity level is linked to body mass …

Prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in children

PJ Lang, D Sugimoto, LJ Micheli - Open access journal of sports …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
As more children and adolescents participate in competitive organized sports, there has
been an increase in the reported incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in …

[HTML][HTML] Anterior cruciate ligament rupture in skeletally immature patients

B Cancino, C Muñoz, MJ Tuca, EAM Birrer… - … Global Research & …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
In the past 20 years, sports injuries in pediatric and adolescent athletes have increased
dramatically, with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries accounting for more than 25% of …

[HTML][HTML] What is needed to reduce the risk of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in children?–Hearing from experts

T Heering, N Lander, LM Barnett, MJ Duncan - Physical therapy in sport, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are an emerging health problem in
children. Acknowledging considerable gaps in knowledge, the aim of this study was to …