Table 1.

Advantages and Disadvantages of ACL Reconstruction Using Internal Brace Augmentation

Advantages	Disadvantages
• Protects graft during rehabilitation • Limits peak forces on the graft • Tensioned independently from ACL reconstruction • Can be used with both autograft and allograft reconstruction	• Theoretical risk for overconstraining if overtensioned • Graft may not see peak forces and may be shielded • No long-term comparison clinical outcome data

ACL, anterior cruciate ligament.