Global Insights – The Future of Knee Surgery
Dr Macgroarty travelled to Copenhagen, Denmark to attend the recent Smith and Nephew Global Insights Knee meeting.
Dr Bellemans from Belgium debated the merit of the antero-lateral ligament in ACL reconstruction surgery. There appears to be growing evidence that this is an important structure to consider in the setting of failed ACL reconstruction. In addition to intra-articular ligament reconstruction, there appears to be a place for extra-articular reconstruction of the ALL when undertaking revision ACL reconstruction.
Of the many discussion points during the meeting, it was re-inforced that there is up to a 30% failure of ACL reconstruction (within 2 years) in patient’s under the age of 20.
