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The American Journal of Sports Medicine· 2025Q1· Review

Isolated ACL Reconstruction Versus Combined ACL and Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction: Functional Outcomes, Return to Sport, and Survivorship: An Updated Meta-analysis of Comparative Studies

Michele Mercurio, Erminia Cofano, Giorgio Gasparini, Olimpio Galasso et al.

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Combined ACL and anterolateral ligament (ALL) reconstruction shows significantly less residual knee laxity, lower graft failure rates (OR 0.37), higher return-to-sport rates (OR 1.41), and better survival rates (OR 2.94) compared to isolated ACL reconstruction in a meta-analysis of 2329 patients.

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