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Lateral Extraarticular Tenodesis (LET): The ACL seatbelt

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The failure rate of ACL reconstruction is 3-5%, which increases to 15-20% in ACL revision surgeries. To enhance rotational stability in revision surgeries and reduce the risk of failure, the addition of a LET is currently recommended. However, it is not clear whether this approach improves clinical outcomes at medium term follow-up. 

We present a retrospective study which shown how safe is this procedure and how it can imporve our results. 

DAVID FIGUEROA

DAVID FIGUEROA POBLETE

MD

CLINICA ALEMANA SANTIAGO

JORGE ISLA

MD

CLINICA ALEMANA DE SANTIAGO

ALFREDO SANDOVAL

MD

Hospital Sótero del Río, Santiago

Minerva Itriago

MD

Hospital Sótero del Rió, Santiago

Francisco Figueroa Berríos

MD

Clínica Alemana Santiago

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