Lateral tibiofemoral morphometry does not identify risk of re-ruptures after ACL reconstruction in children and adolescents.

The hypothesis was that an increased lateral tibial slope, a decreased femoral flat surface, a decreased meniscal bone angle and a decreased lateral femoral condyle index were morphological risk factors for ipsilateral graft ruptures and contralateral ACL ruptures in children and adolescents after ACL reconstruction. Differences in outcomes between studies should be interpreted in light of the multifactorial causes for ACL (re-)ruptures, as besides to morphological factors, other intrinsic and extrinsic factors are known to be risk factors for ACL (re-)injury [[11], [23]]. As the age of onset for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures in children decreases, the incidence of ACL ruptures in children increases [[1], [34]]. The aim of this study was to evaluate the tibiofemoral morphology of the lateral knee compartment on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as risk factors for ipsilateral graft rupture and contralateral ACL rupture after ACL reconstruction in children and adolescents in a case control study. [Extracted from the article]