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Surgical Pearls in Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery: When Must I Stage?
Dustin L Richter1, Brian C Werner1, Mark D Miller1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, 400 Ray C. Hunt Drive, Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
Abstract:
Failed anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is a challenging clinical entity and revision ACL reconstruction is a technically challenging procedure. This article reviews the etiology of ACL failures, the need for appropriate examination and imaging studies, and discusses the technical considerations to allow for a successful revision reconstruction. Furthermore, we elaborate on the decision-making process of when a 2-stage revision is preferred to a single-stage revision.
