Adolescents Have Twice the Revision Rate of Young Adults After ACL Reconstruction With Hamstring Tendon Autograft: A Study From the Swedish National Knee Ligament Registry.

Together with the risk of developing secondary injuries to the menisci and cartilage and more positive results from ACL reconstruction in pediatric patients in recent years, 5 , 6 , 41 this has led to an increasing trend toward early surgical reconstruction in this age group. 5 , 6 , 13 – 15 , 31 , 41 In Scandinavia, an ACL reconstruction using a hamstring autograft is the most common means of managing this injury in pediatric and adolescent patients. 17 , 36 A second injury to the reconstructed ACL after completing rehabilitation and returning to sport is a devastating outcome for the patient.

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