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Table 3 Treatment Methods from the Studies included in this reviewa

From: Ramp lesions: a systematic review of MRI diagnostic accuracy and treatment efficacy

Author (Year)

Surgery Details & ACL Graft

Postoperative Protocol

TFI to Repair

Follow-up Time

Adverse Events

Chen (2018) [14]

All-inside suture device (FasT-Fix). HT.

0°-90° at 4 wks; full WB/ROM in 6 wk.; full activity at 6 mo.

NR.

32 mo.

2 MFC cartilage injuries.

Furumatsu (2014) [26]

All-inside suture device (FasT-Fix). BPTB, HT.

Partial WB in 2 wk.; full WB in 4–6 wk.; full activity in 5–8 mo.

6 mo.

24 mo.

5% secondary interventions.

Gulenc (2019) [28]

All-inside suture technique. NR.

0–90° by the 3rd wk.; full activity in 4–6 mo.

NR.

33.1 ± 12.7 wk.

NR.

Keyhani (2017) [36]

All-inside suture with hook. NR.

0°-90° and partial WB after 2–4 wk.; full WB and ROM at 6 wk.

NR.

>24 mo.

Residual joint pain in 3 pts.

Li (2015) [43]

All-inside suture device (FasT-Fix). NR.

0°-90° by the 4th wk.; full WB in 6 wk.; full activity after 6 mo.

NR.

14 mo.

NR.

Liu (2017) [45]

All-inside suture with hook. HT.

0°-90° by the 4th wk.; full WB at 4 wk.; full activity at 9–12 mo.

NR.

37.9 ± 15.9 mo.

NR.

Sonnery-Cottet (2018) [74]

All-inside suture with hook. BPTB, HT.

0°-90° by the 4th wk.; WB as tolerated; full activity at 8–9 mo.

13.5 ± 32 mo.

37.4 ± 9 mo.

NR.

Thaunat (2016) [80]

All-inside suture with hook. HT, BPTB, QT.

0°-90° by the 6th wk.; full WB in 3 wk.; full activity at 9 mo.

NR

27 mo.

2 hematomas needing lavage.

Yang (2017) [85]

All-inside suture device (FasT-Fix). HT.

Partial WB at 8 wks; full WB at 12 wk.; full activity after 6 mo.

45.2 ± 28.1 d

>24 mo.

Residual joint pain in 3 pts.

Liu (2017) [45]

Abrasion and trephination. HT.

0°-90° by the 4th wk.; full WB at 4 wk.; full activity at 9–12 mo.

NR.

40.3 ± 16.5 mo.

NR.

Yang (2017) [85]

Abrasion and trephination. HT.

Partial WB at 8 wks; full WB at 12 wk.; full activity after 6 mo.

42.8 ± 25.4 d

>24 mo.

Residual joint pain in 2 pts.

  1. aACL Anterior Cruciate Ligament, BTB bone-tendon-bone autograft, d days, MFC medial femoral condyle, mo months, HT hamstring tendon autograft, NR not reported, pts patients, QT quadriceps tendon autograft, ROM range of motion, TFI time from injury, WB weight-bearing, wk weeks