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Background: In spite of supposedly successful surgery, slight residual knee laxity may be found at follow-up evaluations after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), and its clinical effect is undetermined. Purpose: To investigate whether a 3-to 5-mm increase in anterior translation 6 months after ACLR affects the risk of graft failure, rate of return to sports, and long-term outcome. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2. Methods: From a cohort of 234 soccer, team handball, and basketball players undergoing ACLR using bone-patellar tendonbone graft, 151 athletes were included who attended 6-month follow-up that included KT-1000 arthrometer measures. A tight graft was defined as \3-mm side-to-side difference between knees (n = 129), a slightly loose graft as 3 to 5 mm (n = 20), and a loose graft as .5 mm (n = 2). Graft failure was defined as ACL revision surgery, .5-mm side-to-side difference, or anterolateral rotational instability 2 1 or 3 1 at 2-year follow-up. Finally, a 25-year evaluation was performed, including a clinical examination and questionnaires. ## Results: The rate of return to pivoting sports was 74% among athletes with tight grafts and 70% am

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Author

Line Lindanger; Torbjørn Strand; Anders Odd Mølster; Eirik Solheim; Eivind Inderhaug

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)