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Correction: Fixed-loop vs. adjustable-loop cortical button devices for femoral fixation in ACL reconstruction – a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Original Article was published on 21 October 2022

Correction: J Exp Ortop 9, 106 (2022)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40634-022-00544-1

This erratum adds an abstract to the article Fixed-loop vs. adjustable-loop cortical button devices for femoral fixation in ACL reconstruction – a systematic review and meta-analysis [1]. The abstract was missing from the article version published 21 Oct 2022.

Abstract

Purpose

Button implants with either a fixed-loop device (FLD) or adjustable-loop device (ALD) are used frequently in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR). Since revision ACLR is associated with poorer clinical outcomes, it is important to investigate the difference in risk of revision between FLDs and ALDs. Therefore, this paper aims to systematically assess the risk of revision ACLR between ALDs and FLDs as well as secondary outcomes such as knee stability and patient reported outcomes (PROMs).

Methods

The online databases Embase, Medline (PubMed), and SPORTDiscus were searched, comparing FLDs and ALDs for femoral fixation in patients undergoing primary ACLR with hamstring autografts. Risk of bias was assessed with the ROBINS-I tool for non-randomised studies. Due to heterogeneity a meta-analysis on revision rates were not possible. A random-effect meta-analysis was performed for the secondary outcomes and the quality of evidence was evaluated using the GRADE approach.

Results

Fifteen cohort studies with a total of 2686 patients were included. None of the studies found a clinical difference between ALDs and FLDs in either revision rates, knee stability or PROMS. However, the quality of evidence was graded “very low” due to study designs, risk of bias, and heterogeneity.

Conclusions

Studies of better quality are needed to investigate the risk of revision ACLR between ALDs and FLDs. There was no difference in knee stability and PROMs between the ALDs and FLDs; however, the interpretation of these results is challenging due to low quality of evidence.

Level of evidence

Level III

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  1. Elmholt SB, Nielsen TG, Lind M (2022) Fixed-loop vs. adjustable-loop cortical button devices for femoral fixation in ACL reconstruction – a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Exp Ortop 9:106. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40634-022-00544-1

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Elmholt, S.B., Nielsen, T.G. & Lind, M. Correction: Fixed-loop vs. adjustable-loop cortical button devices for femoral fixation in ACL reconstruction – a systematic review and meta-analysis. J EXP ORTOP 9, 112 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40634-022-00553-0

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