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Review Question - QID 2839

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QID 2839 (Type "2839" in App Search)
A 31-year-old male is 1 year status post primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Despite adequate physical therapy, he has been unable to return to sport due to recurrent instability and elects to proceed with revision surgery. What is the most common reason for failure of his primary ACL reconstruction?

Unrecognized varus malalignment preop

2%

53/2910

Improper bone tunnel placement

95%

2761/2910

Reconstruction with a single bundle

1%

21/2910

Improper graft selection

1%

20/2910

Meniscal injury

1%

38/2910

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Battaglia et al report that "More than 75% of all cases of failed ACL reconstruction are the result of technical error and, of these, more than 70% are attributed specifically to malpositioned tunnels." Varus malalignment (answer 1) can lead to ACLR failure if not also addressed at the time of surgery, but is a less common cause of failure. Anatomic double bundle ACLR (answer #3) has been shown to be better biomechanically, but not clinically. Graft selection (answer #4) among autograft BTB, autograft hamstring, and allograft have not been shown consistently to affect revision rate. Meniscal (answer #5) and articular cartilage injury may affect the long-term satisfaction following ACLR, but are not a common cause of need for revision surgery. The study by Grossman et al reviewed 29 ACL's that underwent revision surgery with good results. All had a positive pivot shift preoperatively..

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