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World J Orthop. Sep 18, 2022; 13(9): 812-824
Published online Sep 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i9.812
Published online Sep 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i9.812
Revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Return to sports at a minimum 5-year follow-up
Ezequiel Ortiz, Juan Pablo Zicaro, Ignacio Garcia Mansilla, Carlos Yacuzzi, Matias Costa-Paz, Knee Division, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma 1181, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Author contributions: Ortiz E and Zicaro JP designed the research study; Ortiz E performed the research; Yacuzzi C and Costa Paz M contributed new reagents; Garcia Mansilla I contributed with analytic tools; Ortiz E and Zicaro JP analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, No. #3213.
Informed consent statement: Patients were required to give informed consent to the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors report no relevant conflict of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Ignacio Garcia Mansilla, MD, Surgeon, Knee Division, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Peron 4190, Ciudad Autónoma 1181, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ignacio.garciamansilla@hospitalitaliano.org.ar
Received: December 28, 2021
Peer-review started: January 4, 2022
First decision: February 21, 2022
Revised: May 4, 2022
Accepted: August 10, 2022
Article in press: August 10, 2022
Published online: September 18, 2022
Processing time: 262 Days and 11.6 Hours
Peer-review started: January 4, 2022
First decision: February 21, 2022
Revised: May 4, 2022
Accepted: August 10, 2022
Article in press: August 10, 2022
Published online: September 18, 2022
Processing time: 262 Days and 11.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This was a retrospective case series with 41 patients seeking to evaluate return to sports and clinical outcomes after revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at 5 years minimum of follow up. Retrospective analyzed data included physical examination, Tegner activity level, Lysholm, International Knee Documentation Committee, type of sport, intensity, frequency, expectation and time to return to sport. Objective stability was tested with the knee arthrometer test. All data were recorded at the base line and after a 5-year minimum follow-up.