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The function of the operated knee was evaluated according to the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, Lysholm score, and Tegner activity score. The patients were asked the level of returned to their previous sport. Posterior knee laxity was examined with a KT-1000 arthrometer, and data on range of motion (ROM), re-operation, and other complications were collected.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A total of 33 consecutive patients who received single-bundle PCL reconstruction using autologous hamstrings augmented with independent internal braces with a minimum two years follow-up were included in this study. Two patients had undergone this procedure during the study period and were not included in this study (one had combined bone fractures, and one patient had previous meniscus surgery). Thirty-one patients were available for final analysis. The mean follow-up was 45.35\u2009\u00b1\u200910.88\u00a0months (range 29\u201366\u00a0months). The average IKDC subjective knee evaluation scores from 51.65\u2009\u00b1\u200912.35 to 84.52\u2009\u00b1\u20096.42, the Lysholm score from 53.90\u2009\u00b1\u200911.86 to 85.68\u2009\u00b1\u20094.99, and the Tegner score from 2.81\u2009\u00b1\u20090.79 to 6.71\u2009\u00b1\u20091.83 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05 for all). The mean total posterior side-to-side difference in knee laxity, assessed using a KT-1000 arthrometer, decreased from 12.13\u2009\u00b1\u20092.66\u00a0mm pre-operatively to 1.87\u2009\u00b1\u20090.56\u00a0mm post-operatively at 70\u00b0 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Most patients (29\/31) had normal or near normal knee ROM post-operatively; two patients revealed a 6\u201315\u00b0 loss of knee flexion compared with the contralateral knee. Twenty-nine patients (93.55%) returned to a normal daily exercise level. Twenty-three patients (74.19%) returned to competitive sports with high-level sports (Tegner score of 6 or above; eleven patients (35.48%) reported to be on the same level as well as the Tegner level); six patients (19.35%) returned to recreational sports (Tegner score of 4 or 5). Two patients had Tegner scores of 2 and 3, indicating poor function level. No patient needed PCL revision surgery during the follow-up period.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Single-bundle PCL reconstruction with internal brace augmentation for PCL injury exhibited satisfactory posterior stability and clinical outcomes in patients with isolated or combined grade 3 PCL injuries at a minimum two\u00a0year follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00264-022-05448-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,26]],"date-time":"2022-05-26T07:02:53Z","timestamp":1653548573000},"page":"2019-2028","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with independent internal brace reinforcement: surgical technique and clinical outcomes with a minimum two\u00a0year follow-up"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"46","author":[{"given":"Xin","family":"Zhao","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ming Yi","family":"Duan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Si Qi","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Junyuan","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wenxuan","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuhang","family":"Lv","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hang Zhou","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"5448_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3077","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546515572770","volume":"43","author":"CM LaPrade","year":"2015","unstructured":"LaPrade CM, Civitarese DM, Rasmussen MT, LaPrade RF (2015) Emerging updates on the posterior cruciate ligament: a review of the current literature. 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