2020 Meeting

 

Venue: Kitzbuhel, Austria, 26th Jan – 30th Jan 2020

Local host Karl Peter Benedetto and Program Chair Volker Musahl.

 

ACL Study Group Meeting 2020

Sunday, January 26, 2020

19:00 ‐ 21:00
Welcome Reception/Registration at Hotel Rasmushof

Day - 1 Monday, January 27

06:00 ‐ 06:30
BREAKFAST
06:30 ‐ 06:45
WELCOME - CHRISTOPHER KAEDING/JOHN BERGFELD/CHRISTIAN FINK/CHRISTIAN HOSER/VOLKER MUSAHL/KARL PETER BENEDETTO

MODERATORS: ANDREW AMIS/CARL IMHAUSERBASIC SCIENCE

06:45 ‐ 06:52
Randomized Controlled Trial of an Osteoconductive Scaffold Positioned to Augment Graft Incorporation after ACL‐Reconstruction ‐ Interim Analysis
Sandro Fucentese
Guest of Peter Burkart
06:53 ‐ 07:03
Should We Cut The ACL In Lab Experiments Or Should It Be Ruptured Traumatically?
Andrew Amis
07:04 ‐ 07:11
The "Bankart Knee“: Biomechanical Consequences Of A Posterolateral Tibia Plateau Impression Fracture As Concomitant Injury Of ACL Rupture
Mirco Herbort
07:12 ‐ 07:19
Does The ACL Fail Through Attrition? Subfailure Impingement Of The Native Rat ACL Results In Biomechanical Changes And Cell Death.
Jason Koh
07:20 ‐ 07:27
Cyclic Testing Of Soft Tissue Grafts For ACL Reconstruction
David McAllister
07:28 ‐ 07:35
Is There Really A Relationship Between Femoroacetabular Impingement And The Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Marc Safran
07:36 ‐ 07:43
Histological And Immunohistochemical Differences In Remodeling Of Human ACL Grafts
Amelia Stoehr
07:44 ‐ 07:51
Forces And Torques Of The Pivot Shift (PS)
Niv Marom
Guest of Andrew Pearle
07:52 ‐ 07:59
The Effect Of Slope And Varus Correction High Tibial Osteotomy In An ACL‐Deficient Und ACL‐Reconstructed Knee – A Biomechanical Analysis
Florian Imhoff
Guest of Hermann Mayr
08:00 ‐ 08:20
DISCUSSION
08:20 ‐ 08:35
BREAK

MODERATORS: JULIAN FELLER/JACQUES MENETREY ACL AND MENISCUS

08:35 ‐ 08:42
Meniscus Transplant/Substitution Using Autologous Tendon Graft. Early Experiences From First 5 Cases In A Prospective Pilot Study
Karl Eriksson
08:43 ‐ 08:50
Distraction Forces On The Meniscal Roots Depend On Axial Loading Rather Than Flexion
Elmar Herbst
08:51 ‐ 08:58
ACL & Meniscus ACC Rehab
Thomas Klootwyk
08:59 ‐ 09:06
Concomitant Repair Of Displaced Bucket Handle Repairs And ACL Reconstruction
James Robinson
09:07 ‐ 09:14
High Incidence Of Previously Neglected Meniscus Lesions Influencing Knee Biomechanics In Association With ACL Injuries.
Romain Seil
09:15 ‐ 09:23
Results Of Primary And Revision ACL Reconstruction With Meniscal Transplant: Good Results In Selected Patients
Tim Spalding
09:24 ‐ 09:31
A Polyurethane Partial Meniscal Implant For Chronic Painful Partial Meniscectomy‐ A 5 Y+ Follow Up Evaluation
Renee Verdonk
09:15 ‐ 09:23
Results Of Primary And Revision ACL Reconstruction With Meniscal Transplant: Good Results In Selected Patients
Tim Spalding
09:32 ‐ 09:57
DISCUSSION
ADJOURN
15:30 ‐ 16:00
SNACK

MODERATORS: RYOSUKE KURODA/ANDREW PEARLEANATOMIC ACL

16:00 ‐ 16:07
(17) Selective Bundle Reconstruction In Partial ACL Tears Leads To Excellent Long-Term Functional Outcomes And A Low Percentage Of Failures
Joan Monllau
16:08 ‐ 16:15
(18) Improvement Of Proprioceptive Function After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Augmentation: Comparison With Single- And Double-Bundle Reconstruction
Atsuo Nakamae
16:16 - 16:23
(19) Tunnel Location And Clinical Outcomes After The Anatomic Triple Bundle ACL Reconstruction With Hamstring Tendon Graft
Konsei Shino
16:24 - 16:31
(20) Ribbon ACL Reconstruction Using Quad Tendon – The Preliminary Findings Of A Two-Year Follow-Up Including CT And MRI Scans
Robert Smigielski
16:32 - 16:39
(21) Remnant Preserving Is Crucial To Improving Patient Outcomes After ACL Reconstruction
Daniel Guenther
Guest of Volker Musahl
16:40 - 17:05
DISCUSSION
17:05 - 17:20
BREAK

MODERATORS: ANDY WILIAMS/YUICHI HOSHINO ACL INSTABILITY

17:20 - 17:27
(22) Attachment Points And Length Change Patterns Of The Medial Knee Structures
Lukas Willinger
Guest of Andrew Amis
17:28 - 17:35
(23) Anteromedial Instability Of The Knee
Guido Wierer
Guest of Karl Peter Benedetto
17:36 - 17:43
(24) Anteromedial Rotatory Instability Of The Knee: Biomechanics And Related Reconstructions
Christoph Kittl
Guest of Christian Hoser
17:44 - 17:51
(25) The Presence Of The Arthroscopic "Floating Meniscus" Sign As An Indicator For Surgical Intervention In Patients With Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament And Grade II Medial Collateral Ligament Injury
Moises Cohen
17:52 - 17:59
(26) In Vivo ACL Bundle Elongation Shows Complex Change During Walking And Running: Analysis Using Biplane Radiography System
Kanto Nagai
Guest of Ryosuke Kuroda
18:00 - 18:07
(27) Is The Kira Device Useful In Quantifying The Pivot Shift
Julian Feller
18:08 - 18:15
(28) The Coalition Of Tibial Tunnels In Anatomic Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction, Does It Matter? Investigation Using An Electromagnetic Pivot-Shift Measurement.
Yuichi Hoshino
18:16 - 18:41
DISCUSSION
ADJOURN

Day - 2 Tuesday, January 28

06:00 ‐ 06:30
BREAKFAST

MODERATORS: CONSTANCE CHU/JOAO ESPREGUEIRA‐MENDES ACL IMAGING

06:30 ‐ 06:37
Different Cutting Planes For Evaluating Bone Tunnels Affect Accurate Tunnel Position Description In Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
Daisuke Araki
06:38 ‐ 06:45
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Inclination Angles On The Coronal And Sagittal Planes After Reconstructions By Different Techniques
Matteo Denti
06:46 ‐ 06:53
Correlation Of PET MR Imaging In ACL Surgery With Tunnel
David Flanigan
06:54 ‐ 07:01
Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Could Be Much Less Common Than Conventional Wisdom
Jacques Menetrey
07:02 ‐ 07:17
DISCUSSION

MODERATORS: ROMAIN SEIL/STEFANO ZAFFAGNINI ACL PEDIATRIC

07:17 ‐ 07:24
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Re‐Rupture In Pediatric Population Is Related To Lower Functional Scores At Return To Activity: A Prospective, Mid‐Term Follow‐Up Study
Diego Astur
Guest of Moises Cohen
07:25 ‐ 07:32
Secondary Injuries More Prevalent For Females Following Pediatric ACL Reconstruction: A Systematic Review
Mary Lloyd Ireland
07:33 ‐ 07:40
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Quadriceps Tendon Autograft In Skeletally Immature Adolescents
Walter Lowe
07:41 ‐ 07:56
DISCUSSION

MODERATORS: KARL ERICKSSON/MARY LLOYD IRELAND ACL TIMING

07:56 ‐ 08:03
Early Results Of Treating ACL Ruptures With A Dynamic Brace
Bjorn Barenius
08:04 ‐ 08:12
Using A Risk Calculator In ACL Reconstruction Decision Making
Christopher Kaeding
08:13 ‐ 08:20
Impact Of The Surgical Timing On The Clinical Outcome In Anatomic Double‐Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Hamstring Tendon Autografts
Eiji Kondo
08:21 ‐ 08:36
DISCUSSION
08:36 ‐ 08:51
BREAK

MODERATORS: BERTRAND SONNERY‐COTTET/ALAN GETGOOD ACL ANTEROLATERAL

08:51 ‐ 08:56
Combined Reconstruction Of The Anterolateral Ligament In Patients With ACL Injury And Ligamentous Hyperlaxity Leads To Better Clinical Stability And A Lower Failure Rate Than Isolated ACL
Camlio Helito
Guest of Christopher Kaeding
08:57 ‐ 09:02
Does Lateral Extra‐Articular Tenodesis Of The Knee Affect ACL Graft In‐Situ Forces And Tibiofemoral Contact Pressures?
Joao Novaretti
Guest of John Bergfeld
09:03 ‐ 09:08
Radiological Identification Of Injury To The Kaplan Fibers Of The Iliotibial Band
Brian Devitt
09:09 ‐ 09:14
Predictors Of Poor Outcome Following ACL Reconstruction With Or Without Lateral Extra‐Articular Tenodesis: The STABILITY
Alan Getgood
09:15 ‐ 09:20
Engagement Of Lateral Extra‐Articular Tenodesis (LET) And An ACL Graft
Carl Imhauser
09:21 ‐ 09:26
Contribution Of Additional Anterolateral Structure Augmentation To Controlling Pivot Shift In Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Based On Objective Evaluation Of Pivot Shift Phenomenon Using Triaxial Accelerometer
Hideyuki Koga
09:27 ‐ 09:32
Clinical Biomechanics Of ACL Reconstruction With And Without Tenodesis
Volker Musahl
09:33 ‐ 09:38
The Effect Of Lateral Extra‐Articular Tenodesis (LET) On Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Forces And Knee Kinematics
Danyal Nawabi
09:39 ‐ 09:44
Impact Of Lateral Extraarticular Tenodesis (LET) On Tibiofemoral Contact Mechanics
Andrew Pearle
09:45 ‐ 09:50
Combined Reconstruction Of ACL And ALL With Hamstrings According To A Current Technique: What Is The Rate Of Osteoarthritis At 15 Years Of Mean Follow‐Up
Nicolas Bouguenec
Guest of Philippe Colombet
09:51 ‐ 09:56
A Kinematic And Contact Pressure Analysis Of Commonly Used Anterolateral Procedures In Combination With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Brett Fritsch
Guest of David Parker
09:57 ‐ 10:17
DISCUSSION
ADJOURN
15:30 ‐ 16:00
SNACK
16:00 ‐ 17:00
FIRST BUSINESS MEETING

MODERATORS: CHRISTIAN FINK/MARTIN LIND ACL QUADRICEPS TENDON

17:00 ‐ 17:07
Qualitative And Quantitative Anatomy Of The Human Quadriceps Tendon
Marc Strauss
Guest of Christian Fink
17:08 ‐ 17:15
Revision Rates Following ACL Reconstruction With Quadriceps Tendon Vs. Hamstring Grafts – Influence Of Age, Sex And Sports
Christian Fink
17:16 ‐ 17:23
Comparison Of Hamstring And Quadriceps Tendon Autografts In ACL Reconstruction: A Prospective "Patient‐Reported‐Outcome‐ Measurement" (PROM) Study On 551 Patients
Christian Hoser
17:24 ‐ 17:31
Increased Revisions Of Quadriceps Tendon Autografts Compared To Other Autografts Used For Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Results From The Danish Knee Ligament Registry.
Martin Lind
17:32 ‐ 17:39
Comparison Of Bone‐Patella Tendon‐Bone (BTB) And Quadriceps Autograft For ACL Reconstruction In Patients Under 18 Years Of Age
Seth Sherman
17:40 ‐ 17:47
Cutaneous And Neurological Complications Of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction With Quadriceps Tendon (QT), Bone Patellar‐Tendon Bone (BPTB) Or Hamstring Tendon (HT)
Etienne Cavaignac
Guest of Jacques Menetrey
17:48 ‐ 17:55
No Difference In Restoration Of Knee Kinematics Between Bone‐ Patella Tendon Bone Graft And All‐Soft Tissue Partial Thickness Quadriceps Graft For Anatomical Single Bundle ACL Reconstruction
Theresa Diermeier
Guest of Kurt Spindler
17:56 ‐ 18:11
DISCUSSION
18:11 ‐ 18:26
BREAK

MODERATORS: GREGORY MALETIS/AMELIA STOEHR ACL COMPLICATIONS

18:26 ‐ 18:33
Efficacy Of Non‐Operative Treatment Of Knee Arthrofibrosis Using High‐Intensity Home Mechanical Therapy: Results From 11,000+
Thomas Branch
18:34 ‐ 18:41
Screw And Sheath Tibial Fixation And 90‐Day Deep Infection Following Hamstring Graft ACLR
Gregory Maletis
18:42 ‐ 18:49
Immunohistochemical Examination In Arthrofibrosis Of The Knee
Hermann Mayr
18:50 ‐ 18:57
Septic Arthritis After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Incidence, Risk Factors And Outcome
Anders Stalman
18:58 ‐ 19:05
Infra‐Patellar Fat Pad Fibrosis Is Associated With Elevation Of Inflammatory Cytokines Level In The Synovial Fluid And Delays Functional Recovery In ACL‐Reconstructed Patients
Yusuke Nakagawa
Guest of Hideyuki Koga
19:06 ‐ 19:21
DISCUSSION
19:21 ‐ 19:51
FEAGIN LECTURE

Day - 3 Wednesday, January 29

06:00 ‐ 06:30
BREAKFAST

MODERATORS: TIM SPALDING/THOMAS PATT ACL PREVENTION

06:30 ‐ 06:37
Injury Prevention Concept To Reduce Severe Knee Injuries In Elite Football Clubs – An Interventional Multifaceted Study Project
Peter Angele
06:38 ‐ 06:45
Effects Of Neuromuscular Training On Biomechanical Efficiency In High School Athletes
Joseph Janosky
Guest of Thomas Patt
06:46 ‐ 06:53
Prevention Before And After Injury‐ The ACL Paradigma What Did We Learn Until Now
Jose Huylebroek
06:54 ‐ 07:01
Does Impaired Central Nervous System Control Underlie ACL Injury? A Prospective Longitudinal Investigation Of Neural Biomarkers Of Injury Risk
Greg Myer
07:02 ‐ 07:09
Barriers To Funding And Implementation Of A National Youth Sports Injury Prevention Program
Christopher Vertullo
07:10 ‐ 07:17
G.U.A.R.D.I.A.N.S of the ACL
Thomas Patt
07:18 ‐ 07:38
DISCUSSION

MODERATORS: CHRISTIAN HOSER/CHRISTOPHE VERTULLO ACL AND RETURN TO PLAY

07:38 ‐ 07:45
Return To Play And Long‐Term Participation In Pivoting Sports After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Eivind Inderhaug
07:46 ‐ 07:53
Factors Affecting The Knee‐Santy Return To Sports Test Score (K‐STARTS) After ACL Reconstruction: A Retrospective Analysis Of 676 Patients
Bertrand Sonnery‐Cottet
07:54 ‐ 08:01
Biomechanical Assessment For The Return To Sport After ACL Injury: Wearable Inertial Sensors Vs Marker‐Based Motion Capture
Stefano Zaffagnini
08:02 ‐ 08:09
Can The ACL‐Hamstring Reflex Be Used As An Objective Measure Of Proprioception And Thus A Method Of Assessing Appropriate Return To Play
Martyn Snow
Guest of Tim Spalding
08:10 ‐ 08:17
Progressive Strength Training Restores Quadriceps And Hamstring Muscle Strength Within 10 Months After ACL Reconstruction In Amateur Male Soccer Players
Alli Gokeler
08:18 ‐ 08:38
DISCUSSION
08:38 ‐ 08:58
REMEMBERING JOHN FEAGIN: OUR FOUNDER, INNOVATOR AND TEACHER‐FRIEND
John Bergfeld
08:58 ‐ 09:13
BREAK

MODERATORS: CHRISTOPHER KAEDING/ELVIRE SERVIEN ACL AND OSTEOARTHRITIS

09:13 ‐ 09:20
Pre‐Osteoarthritis Is Seen In Nearly Half Of Patients Just One Year After ACL
Constance Chu
09:21 ‐ 09:28
An "Inflamma‐Type" Patient Subset Had A Dysregulated Inflammatory Response Related To Early Cartilage Degradation After Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Cale Jacobs
09:29 ‐ 09:36
Worsening Knee Osteoarthritis Features On MRI ‐ 2=1 To 5 Years After ACLR
Hayden Morris
09:37 ‐ 09:44
Development Of OA Following ACL Reconstruction: The Influence Of Meniscus
Kevin Plancher
09:45 ‐ 09:52
Short‐Term Changes In Osteoarthritic Knee Synovial Fluid Biochemistry Following Intra‐ Articular Injection Of Amniotic Fluid
Kevin Stone
09:53 ‐ 10:03
ACLSG Traveling Scientist: Patient and Injury‐Dependent Knee Laxity Profiles After ACL Injury
Caroline Mouton
10:04 ‐ 10:24
DISCUSSION
ADJOURN
AFTERNOON OFF
14:30
SKI RACE
18:30
BBQ ‐ RED BULL RESTAURANT

Day - 4 Thursday, January 30

06:00 ‐ 06:30
BREAKFAST

MODERATORS: MARK CLATWORTHY/MOISES COHENACL GRAFT CHOICE

06:30 ‐ 06:37
3–And 4‐Strand Hamstring Tendon Autografts Produce Graft Diameters Less Than 8 Mm In Male Patients Undergoing ACL Reconstruction In The Middle East
Charles Brown
06:38 ‐ 06:45
ACL Reconstruction With Tibialis Tendon Allograft: Does The Donor Age Make A Difference?
Thomas Carter
06:46 ‐ 06:53
Does A Thicker Hamstring Or Patella Tendon Graft Reduce The Failure Rate In Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction In Young Patients?
Mark Clatworthy
06:54 ‐ 07:01
Similar Risk Of ACL Graft Revision For Alpine Skiers, Football And Handball Players ‐ The Graft Revision Rate Is Influenced By Age And Graft Choice
Arne Ekeland
07:02 ‐ 07:09
SPEEDTRAP® Suture Slippage Onto Graft In ACL Reconstruction With Hamstring Tendon Graft
Tatsuo Mae
07:10 ‐ 07:17
Graft Size And Orientation Within The Femoral Notch Affects Graft Healing At One‐ Year After ACLR
David A. Parker
07:18 ‐ 07:25
Is There A Gender Difference For Hamstring Muscle In A Sportive Population?
Elvire Servien
07:26 ‐ 07:41
Results Of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Contralateral Patellar Tendon Autograft
K. Don Shelbourne
07:42 ‐ 07:49
All‐Inside Quadrupled Semitendinosis Vs Bone‐Patellar Tendon‐Bone ACL Reconstruction In Athletes 24 Years Or Younger: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Patrick Smith
07:50 ‐ 07:57
Lower Revision Rates With Bone‐Patellar Tendon‐Bone Versus Hamstring Tendon Autografts In 7,155 Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstructions: Results From The New Zealand ACL Registry
Simon Young
07:58 ‐ 08:28
DISCUSSION
08:28 ‐ 08:43
BREAK

MODERATORS: MARTHA MURRAY/MICHAEL HIRSCHMANNACL REPAIR

08:43 ‐ 08:50
Autologous BPTB ACL Reconstruction Results In Lower Failure Rates Compared To ACL Repair With And Without Synthetic Augmentation At 30 Years Follow‐Up: A Prospective Randomized Study
Jon Olav Drogset
08:51 ‐ 08:58
Bridge‐Enhanced ACL Repair: Early Results From A Randomized Clinical Trial
Joao Espregueira Mendes
08:59 ‐ 09:06
Primary ACL Repair – Where Are We?
Michael Hirschmann
09:07 ‐ 09:14
Bridge‐Enhanced ACL Repair: Early Results From A Randomized Clinical Trial
Martha Murray
09:15 ‐ 09:30
DISCUSSION
09:30 ‐ 10:30
SECOND BUSINESS MEETING
ADJOURN
15:30 ‐ 16:00
SNACK

MODERATORS: TIMOTHY WHITEHEAD/ANDREAS IMHOFFACL REVISION

16:00 ‐ 16:07
Three‐Dimensional Realignment And Slope Reducing Osteotomy With Anatomic ACL Reconstruction In Patients With Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency
Andreas Imhoff
16:08 ‐ 16:15
Two‐Stage Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Is Rarely Required: Experience With 92 Cases (41 Elite Athletes), Using An Algorithm For Decision‐Making.
Andrew Williams
16:16 ‐ 16:23
Higher Risk of ACL Reconstruction Graft Failure in a Population of Smokers
Peter Verdonk
16:24 ‐ 16:31
Cancellous Allogenic And Autologous Bone Grafting Ensure Comparable Tunnel Filling Results In Two‐Staged Revision ACL Surgery
Wolf Christian Prall
Guest of Amelia Stoehr
16:32 ‐ 16:47
DISCUSSION
16:47 ‐ 17:02
BREAK

MODERATORS: KURT SPINDLER/ROBERT MAGNUSSENACL OUTCOME

17:02 ‐ 17:09
Long Terms Results Of ACL‐Reconstruction By Technology «All Inside»
Maksym Golovakha
Guest of Karl Peter Benedetto
17:10 ‐ 17:17
7‐10 Year Comparison Of Clinical And MRI‐Based Outcomes After Double Bundle Hamstrings Or Hamstrings/LARS Hybrid Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Peter Annear
17:18 ‐ 17:25
Healing Of Hamstring Graft Within The Tibial Tunnel And In The Notch Following ACL Reconstruction: Clinical And MRI Evaluation Of Suspensory Fixation Versus Interference Screws 4.5 Years Follow‐Up
Philippe Colombet
17:26 ‐ 17:33
Moderately Increased Post‐Operative Anterior Knee Laxity Does Not Predict Decreases In Patient‐Reported Outcome Scores Or Subsequent Knee Surgery Between 2 And 6 Years After ACL Reconstruction
Robert Magnussen
17:34 ‐ 17:41
Long‐Term Results Of Arthroscopic Meniscectomy: A Minimum 20 Years Of Follow‐Up
Widuchowski Wojciech
17:42 ‐ 18:02
DISCUSSION
ADJOURN
19:00
MEET AT GONDOLA FOR HOCHKITZBUHEL RESTAURANT
GALA DINNER

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