Lateral extra-articular tenodesis protects high-risk patients from the risk of re-rupture and improves patient-reported outcomes after primary anterior cruciate ligament repair: A retrospective cohort study with ≥2-year follow up

Alessandro Carrozzo; Alessandro Annibaldi; Gianluca Ciccarelli; Pierfrancesco Orlandi; Silvia Cardarelli; Edoardo Monaco

doi:10.1016/j.knee.2025.11.014

December 1, 2025The KneeOpen Access

Lateral extra-articular tenodesis protects high-risk patients from the risk of re-rupture and improves patient-reported outcomes after primary anterior cruciate ligament repair: A retrospective cohort study with ≥2-year follow up

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Key Points

Lateral extra-articular tenodesis improves functional recovery after anterior cruciate ligament repair, indicating a significant benefit for high-risk patients.
Follow-up of at least 2 years showed that re-rupture rates in high-risk individuals became comparable to those in lower-risk patients with the same intervention.
This retrospective cohort analysis included patients undergoing primary ACL repair plus a lateral tenodesis procedure and assessed both outcomes and performance.
Improved patient-reported outcomes suggest that this combined approach may enhance long-term recovery and physical activity levels post-surgery.

Implication

Retrospective cohort study shows improved patient-reported outcomes and lower re-rupture rates in high-risk ACL patients with lateral tenodesis.

Abstract

The addition of a lateral extra-articular procedure to primary ACL repair in patients at a higher risk of re-rupture results in failure rates comparable to those of lower-risk, less active individuals and enhances functional recovery and activity levels.

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Carrozzo et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Lateral extra-articular tenodesis protects high-risk patients from the risk of re-rupture and improves patient-reported outcomes after primary anterior cruciate ligament repair: A retrospective cohort study with ≥2-year follow up

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Lateral extra-articular tenodesis protects high-risk patients from the risk of re-rupture and improves patient-reported outcomes after primary anterior cruciate ligament repair: A retrospective cohort study with ≥2-year follow up

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