Seilern Und Aspang Jesse, Serrano-Dennis Jordan, Hammond Kyle E, Slone Harris S, Garry Jason G, Petit Camryn, Myer Gregory D, Seguin Danielle, Xerogeanes John W
Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Orthopaedics & Physical Medicine, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Orthop J Sports Med. 2025 Mar 17;13(3):23259671251322758. doi: 10.1177/23259671251322758. eCollection 2025 Mar.
Substantial developments in physeal-sparing surgical techniques for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) have demonstrated safety and efficacy in treating skeletally immature patients. However, outcomes using all-soft tissue quadriceps tendon (QT) autograft in this population are unknown.
To evaluate outcomes including return to sport (RTS) and reinjury risk in skeletally immature patients ≥2 years after undergoing hybrid transepiphyseal ACLR using QT autograft.
Case series; Level of evidence, 4.
A consecutive series of skeletally immature patients who underwent primary QT autograft ACLR using a hybrid transepiphyseal technique with ≥2 years of follow-up were retrospectively analyzed. Outcomes included RTS (primary), ability to return to preinjury level of competition, and subsequent ipsilateral/contralateral knee injury (secondary).
A total of 50 patients were identified and contacted, of which 40 (80.0%) (35 male; mean age, 12.6 years [range, 9.4-16.0 years]) completed the survey at 5.7 ± 2.8 years (range, 2.0-11.5 years) postoperation. Of those, 26 (65.0%) were competitive middle/high school athletes and 18 (45.0%) competed in ≥2 sports. At a mean of 10.6 ± 2.3 months (range, 6-17 months) postoperatively, 37 patients (92.5%) returned to unrestricted sports participation, and 35 patients (87.5%) resumed competition at their preinjury level. Five patients required subsequent ipsilateral knee surgery for ACL revision (n = 2; 5.0%), meniscal injury (n = 2; 5.0%), or symptomatic hardware (n = 1; 2.5%) after a mean of 4.4 ± 1.7 years (range, 2.8-7.1 years). Three patients (7.5%) sustained a subsequent contralateral ACL injury, and 1 patient sustained a contralateral posterior cruciate ligament sprain.
Findings of this study suggest that midterm outcomes of patients treated with hybrid transepiphyseal ACLR using QT autograft are promising, with a high and expedited RTS and relatively low graft tear risk.
用于前交叉韧带(ACL)重建(ACLR)的保留骺板手术技术取得了重大进展,已证明在治疗骨骼未成熟患者方面具有安全性和有效性。然而,该人群使用全软组织股四头肌腱(QT)自体移植物的结果尚不清楚。
评估骨骼未成熟患者在接受使用QT自体移植物的混合经骺板ACLR术后≥2年的恢复运动(RTS)和再损伤风险等结果。
病例系列;证据等级,4级。
对一系列连续的骨骼未成熟患者进行回顾性分析,这些患者采用混合经骺板技术接受了初次QT自体移植物ACLR,且随访时间≥2年。结果包括RTS(主要指标)、恢复到伤前比赛水平的能力以及随后的同侧/对侧膝关节损伤(次要指标)。
共确定并联系了50例患者,其中40例(80.0%)(35例男性;平均年龄12.6岁[范围9.4 - 16.0岁])在术后5.7±2.8年(范围2.0 - 11.5年)完成了调查。其中,26例(65.0%)是有竞争力的初中/高中运动员,18例(45.0%)参加≥2项运动。术后平均10.6±2.3个月(范围6 - 17个月)时,37例患者(92.5%)恢复了无限制的运动参与,35例患者(87.5%)恢复到伤前的比赛水平。5例患者在平均4.4±1.7年(范围2.8 - 7.1年)后因ACL翻修(n = 2;5.0%)、半月板损伤(n = 2;5.0%)或有症状的内固定物(n = 1;2.5%)需要进行同侧膝关节手术。3例患者(7.5%)随后发生对侧ACL损伤,1例患者发生对侧后交叉韧带扭伤。
本研究结果表明,使用QT自体移植物进行混合经骺板ACLR治疗的患者中期结果良好,RTS率高且恢复快,移植物撕裂风险相对较低。