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Combined ACL\u2009+\u2009ALLR is associated with improved outcomes when compared against isolated ACL reconstruction, including a significantly lower risk of ACL graft rupture (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.327, 95% CI: 0.130\u20130.758), a significantly lower risk of reoperation for secondary meniscectomy following medial meniscal repair at the time of ACL reconstruction (HR: 0.443, 95% CI: 0.218\u20130.866), significantly increased likelihood of return to the preinjury level of sport following primary (odds ratio [OR]: 1.938, 95% CI: 1.174\u20133.224) and revision ACL reconstruction (57.1 vs. 25.6%, respectively; p\u2009=\u20090.008), and in chronic ACL injuries, less residual pivot shift (9.1 vs. 35.3%, p\u2009=\u20090.011), and better IKDC (92.7\u2009\u00b1\u20095.9 vs. 87.1\u2009\u00b1\u20099.0, p\u2009=\u20090.0013) and Lysholm (95.4\u2009\u00b1\u20095.3 vs. 90.0\u2009\u00b1\u20097.1, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001) scores, and no evidence of historical concerns. Combined ACLR\u2009+\u2009ALLR is associated with excellent clinical outcomes with no evidence of the adverse events that led to the historical widespread abandonment of other types of LEAP. 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