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Abstract
Purpose: To define expert consensus on if and how lateral extra-articular procedures (LEAPs) should accompany anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction to optimise outcomes in ACL-deficient knees.
Methods: Fifty-five knee surgeons from 17 countries on five continents completed a three-round modified Delphi process. Twenty-one statements on patient selection for combined ACL reconstruction (ACLR) + LEAPs were graded on 5-point Likert scales; ≥75 % "agree/strongly agree" signified consensus. Strength of recommendation was ranked, and statements failing threshold were revised or discarded after discussion.
Results: One statement achieved unanimous agreement (100 %): it's strongly reccomendend to add a LEAP for active patients ≤25 years receiving hamstring-autograft ACLR to reduce graft failure. Strong consensus (≥90 %) supported LEAPs in primary ACLR when grade-3 pivot shift (97.9 %), knee hyperextension (97.9 %), skeletally immature status (79.5 %), revision ACLR (91.5 %), return to pivoting sports (93.2 %), active patients ≤25 years using non-hamstring grafts (90.7 %), grade-3 Lachman test (90 %), and when multiple relative risk factors coexist (statement #36, 97.1 %). Consensus (75-89.9 %) favoured LEAPs for chronic symptomatic ACL deficiency (86.1 %), posterior tibial slope >12° (85.7 %), and a history of contralateral ACL injury (88.9 %). Eight statements did not reach consensus regarding small-diameter autografts, female athletes, imaging signs of anterolateral injury (e.g., Segond fracture, lateral femoral-notch sign), and concomitant meniscal procedures. One statement on LEAPs with primary ACL repair was withdrawn because the project focused on reconstruction.
Conclusions: International experts strongly recommend adding a LEAP in young active patients undergoing hamstring-autograft ACLR and in cases of high-grade rotational or anterior laxity, knee hyperextension, revision surgery, or returning to pivoting sports. Unresolved issues include small graft size, female athletes, imaging-findings of rotational instability, and concurrent meniscal procedures, highlighting priorities for future research.
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