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. 2018 Oct 29;7(11):e1221–e1229. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2018.08.007

Table 1.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Suture Tape Reinforcement

Advantages Disadvantages

  • Can be used in primary and revision setting.

  • Can be used in physeal-sparing techniques.

  • Protection of the graft during incorporation.

  • Assists in managing peak forces that occur during accelerated rehabilitation protocols.

  • Independent tensioning from the graft.

  • Can be used with existing all-inside anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction techniques.

  • Possible overconstraining of the joint.

  • Possible stress shielding of the graft.

  • Limited clinical outcome data.