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August 5, 2026The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Primary ACL Repair and Reconstruction in Isolated ACL Ruptures: Forgotten Joint Scores and the Association Between Residual Laxity and Joint Awareness

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OAOzan AltunState HospitalYEYılmaz ErgişiKarabük UniversityMAMehmet AltıntaşKarabük University

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Implication

Cohort study compares joint awareness and outcomes in isolated ACL injuries, highlighting differences in repair and reconstruction.

Key Points

  • This study aims to compare joint awareness, clinical outcomes, and postoperative laxity between ACL repair and reconstruction in patients with isolated ACL rupture.
  • Cohort study involving 85 patients (26 repair, 59 reconstruction) with isolated ACL rupture and 24-month follow-up.
  • Clinical outcomes evaluated included various scores for knee function, postoperative laxity, and return to sport.
  • Multivariable regression analyses assessed correlations between postoperative laxity and Forgotten Joint Score-12 values.
  • Postoperative FJS-12 values were significantly higher in the repair group compared to the reconstruction group (87.0 vs 77.5; P = .006).
  • No significant differences were found in scores such as Lysholm, IKDC, Tegner, and return-to-sport rates between groups.
  • Residual postoperative laxity was linked to lower FJS-12 values (R² = 0.649, P < .001).

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Altun et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72e7d2226790f370657162https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465261469658
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