TY - JOUR
T1 - Adjustable-loop implants are non-inferior to fixed-loop implants for femoral fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
AU - Elmholt, Simone B.
AU - Nielsen, Torsten G.
AU - Lind, Martin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s) under exclusive licence to European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy (ESSKA).
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - Purpose: Button implants with an adjustable-loop device (ALD) are often used in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Clinical research comparing ALDs with fixed-loop devices (FLD) has mainly been conducted in small patient populations with short follow-up times. To determine whether ALDs are safe to use in ACLR, a non-inferiority study with a large sample population and a long follow-up period would be beneficial. This study compared ALDs with FLDs to determine non-inferior revision surgery rates, knee stability, and patient-reported outcomes (PROM) in ACLRs. Methods: This non-inferiority register-based cohort study was conducted using data from the Danish Knee Ligament Reconstruction Registry (DKRR). A total of 12,723 patients > 15 years of age with primary ACLR using hamstring tendon autografts and either an FLD or ALD for femoral fixation were included: 9719 patients were in the FLD group, and 3014 patients were in the ALD group. The primary outcome was revision ACLR with a non-inferiority margin for ALDs at 4% at the 2-year follow-up. The secondary outcomes were anterior and rotatory knee stability and PROMs based on the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) at the 1-year follow-up. Results: The crude cumulative revision rates in ALD implants at 2 and 5 years were 2.1% (95% CI 1.62–2.68) and 5.0% (95% CI 4.22–5.96), respectively. In the FLD group, the rates were 2.2% (95% CI 1.89–2.48) at 2 years and 4.7% (95% CI 4.31–5.20) at 5 years. The 1-year side-to-side differences were 0.97 mm (95% CI 0.90–1.03) in the ALD group and 1.45 mm (95% CI 1.41–1.49) in the FLD group. In the FLD group, 13% had a positive pivot shift, and in the ALD group, 6% had a positive pivot shift. There were no differences in KOOS. Conclusion: ALDs were non-inferior to FLDs regarding revision rates, knee stability, and patient-reported outcomes. Based on this conclusion, ALDs are safe to use for femoral fixation in ACLR. Level of evidence: III.
AB - Purpose: Button implants with an adjustable-loop device (ALD) are often used in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Clinical research comparing ALDs with fixed-loop devices (FLD) has mainly been conducted in small patient populations with short follow-up times. To determine whether ALDs are safe to use in ACLR, a non-inferiority study with a large sample population and a long follow-up period would be beneficial. This study compared ALDs with FLDs to determine non-inferior revision surgery rates, knee stability, and patient-reported outcomes (PROM) in ACLRs. Methods: This non-inferiority register-based cohort study was conducted using data from the Danish Knee Ligament Reconstruction Registry (DKRR). A total of 12,723 patients > 15 years of age with primary ACLR using hamstring tendon autografts and either an FLD or ALD for femoral fixation were included: 9719 patients were in the FLD group, and 3014 patients were in the ALD group. The primary outcome was revision ACLR with a non-inferiority margin for ALDs at 4% at the 2-year follow-up. The secondary outcomes were anterior and rotatory knee stability and PROMs based on the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) at the 1-year follow-up. Results: The crude cumulative revision rates in ALD implants at 2 and 5 years were 2.1% (95% CI 1.62–2.68) and 5.0% (95% CI 4.22–5.96), respectively. In the FLD group, the rates were 2.2% (95% CI 1.89–2.48) at 2 years and 4.7% (95% CI 4.31–5.20) at 5 years. The 1-year side-to-side differences were 0.97 mm (95% CI 0.90–1.03) in the ALD group and 1.45 mm (95% CI 1.41–1.49) in the FLD group. In the FLD group, 13% had a positive pivot shift, and in the ALD group, 6% had a positive pivot shift. There were no differences in KOOS. Conclusion: ALDs were non-inferior to FLDs regarding revision rates, knee stability, and patient-reported outcomes. Based on this conclusion, ALDs are safe to use for femoral fixation in ACLR. Level of evidence: III.
KW - Adjustable-loop device
KW - Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
KW - Fixed-loop device
KW - Hamstring graft
KW - Revision surgery
U2 - 10.1007/s00167-022-07034-y
DO - 10.1007/s00167-022-07034-y
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35737010
AN - SCOPUS:85132778673
SN - 0942-2056
VL - 31
SP - 1723
EP - 1732
JO - Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
JF - Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
IS - 5
ER -