Failure rate higher in younger patients 5 years after ACL repair vs. reconstruction

Patients who underwent ACL repair had similar functional outcomes but higher failure rates at 5 years compared with patients who underwent ACL reconstruction, according to recently published data.“[The graft failure rate] at 2 years is acceptable, but at 5 years, it is absolutely a shame to have this result for a younger population,” Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, MD, PhD, an orthopedic