2022 AOSSM Annual Meeting Recordings with CME-Superficial MCL Augmented Repair Versus Reconstruction: A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial

Superficial MCL Augmented Repair Versus Reconstruction: A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial

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In this video, the speaker discusses a study they conducted on the efficacy of an MCL augmented repair technique compared to MCL reconstruction in terms of knee stability and patient reported outcomes. The study was a randomized control trial conducted at three centers and included grade three MCL tear patients. The primary outcome variable was valgus stress radiographs, with a side-to-side difference of 3.2 millimeters used as the cutoff. Rehabilitation was the same for all patients. The study found no significant differences in knee stability between the two procedures, but subjective outcomes favored MCL reconstruction. The study concludes that anatomic-based treatment of MCL tears with early knee range of motion can have low risk of complications.

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Nicholas DePhillipo, PhD, MBA, ATC

Keywords

MCL augmented repair technique

MCL reconstruction

knee stability

patient reported outcomes

randomized control trial