AOSSM and ESSKA are proud to present the next installment in the American Journal of Sports Medicine Webinar series: Lateral Extraarticular Tenodesis (LET) in ACL-Reconstruction: From Past to Present”. This recorded webinar aired on March 9, 2022 and features the papers “Revision ACL Reconstruction using BPTB Graft Combined with Modified Lemaire Technique Versus Hamstrings Graft Combined with ALL Reconstruction: A Clinical Comparative Matched Study with a Mean Follow-up of 5 years” and “ACL Reconstruction Combined With the Arnold Coker Modification of the MacIntosh Lateral Extraarticular tenodesis: Long-term Clinical and Radiological Outcomes.” Moderator Eivind Inderhaug and authors Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet and Andrea Ferretti are joined by a panel consisting of Andy Williams and Alan Getgood for a discussion on the emerging role of LET in ACL surgery.
The aim of the webinar is to shed light on new knowledge about extraarticular lateral tenodesis, the use of which have been increasing in recent years. Questions that are raised and discussed include: “Why was the use of tenodesis discontinued historically?” and “What has brought them back into current clinical use?” Further the hallmark “STABILITY” study is presented, and implications of its findings discussed. The study “Revision ACL Reconstruction using BPTB Graft Combined with Modified Lemaire Technique Versus Hamstrings Graft Combined with ALL Reconstruction” and the use of LET in primary ACL reconstruction and for revision cases is also discussed. Finally, surgical approaches and technical aspects in their execution are debated. The recorded webinar concludes with an audience question session on the use of LET to this world-class panel.
Eivind Inderhaug MD, MPH, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at University of Bergen and the Chair of the Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy Research (STAR) Group. He is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Haukeland University Hospital.
Andrea Ferretti, MD, is Full Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. Chief doctor of Italian Football National Team . Member of Medical Committe of UEFA.
Andy Williams MB, BS; FRCS (Orth.), FFSEM(UK) is a knee surgeon at, and founder of Fortius Clinic, London, UK; Reader at Imperial College London; and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford. He has been the primary knee surgeon for many of the UK’s professional sports teams, including 75% English Premier League soccer, and 80% English Premiership rugby teams for many years.
Alan Getgood, MD, FRCS, is an Associate Professor at the University of Western Ontario and orthopaedic surgeon and clinician scientist specialising in complex knee reconstruction at the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, London, Ontario.
Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, MD, is a Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon with Centre Orthopedique Santy, FIFA medical Centre of Excellence, Lyon, France; Vice President of the French Arthroscopic Society; and a Founder of SANTI Study Group
Eivind Inderhaug, MD, MPH, PhDSmith & Nephew - Paid consultant
Andrea Ferretti, MDNothing to Disclose Andy Williams, MB, BS; FRCS (Orth), FFSEM(UK)Smith & Nephew - Speaker/paid presentationsInnovate Orthopaedics - Unpaid consultant, Stock or stock options
Alan Getgood, MD, FRCSGraymont Inc - RoyaltiesSmith & Nephew - Royalties, Paid consultant, Speaker/paid presenter, Research supportCONMED Linvatec - Speaker/paid presentationsOssur - Paid Consultant, Speaker/paid presentations, Research supportCollagen Solutions - Paid consultantOlympus - Paid consultantAesculap/B.Braun - Research supportArthrex Inc - Research supportDePuy - Research supportEupraxia Pharmaceuticals - Research supportMusculoskeletal Transplant Foundation - Research support
Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, MDArthrex - Royalties, Paid consultant