2021 Annual Meeting Knee Access Pass-Current Indications for Adding a LET to Your ACL (talk with video)

Current Indications for Adding a LET to Your ACL (talk with video)

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Video Summary

In a video, a speaker discusses the indications for adding a lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) in ACL reconstruction surgery. The speaker mentions various factors that increase the risk of graft failure, such as age, knee laxity, ligamentous laxity, meniscus injury, and bony morphology. They also discuss the importance of addressing associated patholaxities, including the posterolateral corner and antramedial rotatory laxity. The speaker references a clinical trial called Stability One, which showed that adding a lateral tenodesis reduced the risk of graft failure by 66% without increasing overall complications. They also discuss the use of LET in revision ACL surgeries. The speaker concludes by mentioning ongoing research, graft choice, and their indications and technique for using LET in primary ACL reconstructions. The speaker acknowledges their co-authors and colleagues in the Stability study group.

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Dr. Alan Getgood

Keywords

lateral extra-articular tenodesis

ACL reconstruction surgery

graft failure

Stability One

revision ACL surgeries