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The purpose of this study was to investigate if patients benefit from ACL+ALL reconstruction in terms of translation and rotation stability, return to activity and return to sport, as well as to assess any potential negative effects of this technique.<\/jats:p><jats:p>This is a multicentric study of retrospectively collected patients who were followed up 12.7 months postoperatively. The patient sample consisted of 55 patients (group\u00a01: n=29, Munich\/Germany, ACL+ALL, femoral ALL fixation with interference screw, and group\u00a02: n=26, Bolzano\/Italy, ACL+ALL, femoral ALL-fixation with SwiveLock). Clinical outcomes were evaluated through instrumental measurements with two different devices to assess translational anteroposterior and rotational stability and through patient-reported outcome measures (Lysholm Score, Activity Rating Scale, Tegner Score, VAS (PROMs)).<\/jats:p><jats:p>A total of 55 patients (mean (\u00b1 SD) age: 24.7 \u00b1 7.8 years) with a mean follow-up of 12.7 \u00b1 1.5 months were included. The mean anterior translation of all operated (ACL+ALL) knees was 3.2 \u00b1 1.1\u00a0mm and was not significantly different from the values of the non-operated knees (2.6 \u00b1 1.0\u00a0mm). The results of the anterior drawer test in internal rotation were 3.3 \u00b1 1.1\u00a0mm for the operated knee vs. 2.7 \u00b1 1.0\u00a0mm for the non-operated knee (p=0.0014). There were no further significant differences between the operated and non-operated knee regarding translation or internal and external rotation. The mean value for pain on the lateral side of the knee was 1.1 \u00b1 1.3 on the VAS 0\u201310 pain scale. All other PROMs showed no relevant differences between pre-injury and post-operative.<\/jats:p><jats:p>ALL reconstruction restores the function of the anterolateral ligament of the knee. In this study, knee joint stability regarding anteroposterior translation and rotation showed values almost identical to those of the healthy non-operated contralateral knee. It leads to excellent patient outcomes with near pre-injury levels regarding the relevant PROMs. In particular, combined reconstruction did not result in any clinically significant negative side-effects such as pain on the ALL incision site or signs of overstrain in the lateral knee.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2503-6766","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,4]],"date-time":"2025-03-04T23:47:12Z","timestamp":1741132032000},"page":"16-23","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["ACL plus ALL reconstruction restores normal knee stability and does not lead to lateral pain or signs of lateral overstrain"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"39","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1018-546X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"David","family":"Insam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Multidisziplin\u00e4re, orthop\u00e4disch-traumatologische Chirurgie Krankenhaus Innichen, Innichen, ITALY"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Florian","family":"Perwanger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ortho Plus Bozen, Bozen, ITALY"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lorenz","family":"Fritsch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Technical University of Munich Hospital Rechts der Isar Sports Orthopedics Section: Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universitat Munchen Sonekti Sportorthopadie, Munich, GERMANY"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3720-4395","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Philipp","family":"Ahrens","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ortho Plus M\u00fcnchen, M\u00fcnchen, GERMANY"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jeske","family":"Christian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medizinische Universit\u00e4t Innsbruck: Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Stefan","family":"Hinterwimmer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ortho Plus M\u00fcnchen, M\u00fcnchen, GERMANY"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1808","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546512449306","article-title":"A population-based nationwide study of cruciate ligament injury in Sweden, 2001\u20132009: incidence, treatment, and sex differences","volume":"40","author":"R Nordenvall","year":"2012","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1013","DOI":"10.1007\/s00132-020-03997-3","article-title":"Anterior cruciate ligament injury in adults : Diagnostics and treatment","volume":"49","author":"L Kohn","year":"2020","journal-title":"Orthopade"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1502","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546516629944","article-title":"Incidence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears and Reconstruction:A 21-Year Population-Based Study","volume":"44","author":"TL Sanders","year":"2016","journal-title":"The American Journal of Sports Medicine"},{"key":"ref4","first-page":"45","article-title":"High prevalence of anterolateral ligament abnormalities in magnetic resonance images of anterior cruciate ligament-injured knees","volume":"80","author":"S Claes","year":"2014","journal-title":"Acta orthopaedica Belgica"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"166","DOI":"10.1007\/s00167-018-5072-6","article-title":"The anterolateral complex of the knee: results from the International ALC Consensus Group Meeting","volume":"27","author":"A Getgood","year":"2019","journal-title":"Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"636","DOI":"10.1016\/j.knee.2019.02.017","article-title":"The anatomy of the anterolateral structures of the knee \u2013 A histologic and macroscopic approach","volume":"26","author":"M Brockmeyer","year":"2019","journal-title":"The Knee"},{"key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1136","DOI":"10.1177\/03635465231161071","article-title":"Role of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Anterolateral Complex, and Lateral Meniscus Posterior Root in Anterolateral Rotatory Knee Instability: A Biomechanical Study","volume":"51","author":"L Willinger","year":"2023","journal-title":"Am J Sports Med"},{"key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"321","DOI":"10.1111\/joa.12087","article-title":"Anatomy of the anterolateral ligament of the knee","volume":"223","author":"S Claes","year":"2013","journal-title":"J Anat"},{"key":"ref10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1055","DOI":"10.1007\/s00167-016-4259-y","article-title":"Kinematics of ACL and anterolateral ligament. 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