2024 AANA/ISAKOS Specialty Day All-Access Pass-Debate Speaker #1: Hybrid Physeal Sparing Technique Will Give the Best Outcomes

Debate Speaker #1: Hybrid Physeal Sparing Technique Will Give the Best Outcomes

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The speaker discussed a technique for ACL reconstruction in young athletes, emphasizing the benefits of going over the top of the femur and through the physis on the tibia. This approach, developed in Italy in 1998, involves a combined intra- and extra-articular augmentation using quadriceps or hamstring grafts. By avoiding the physis, the technique is considered physio sparing and helps prevent early failure, with good outcomes for professional sports return in about eight months. The method is cost-effective, reduces the need for fluoroscopy, and preserves the stump, making it an anatomic and mild procedure. The speaker advocated for sustainability and cost-effectiveness in ACL reconstruction procedures.

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"Volker Musahl, M.D.

Keywords

ACL reconstruction

young athletes

over the top technique

Italy 1998

quadriceps hamstring grafts