Table 1 Reported cases in the English literature involving instances of distal femoral valgus following ACL reconstruction
Study type | Reconstruction technique | Graft type | Patient age | Cases of valgus | Degrees of valgus | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case report | Transphyseal with Leeds-Keio artificial ligament | Artificial | 6 years | 1 | 20° | 21 |
Case series | MacIntosh and Nakhostine with iliotibial band | Auto | 10 years 5 months | 1 | 5° | 25 |
Case series | Transphyseal with hamstring | Auto | 12 years 1 months | 1 | 5° | 17 |
Case series | Physeal sparing with hamstring | Auto | 12 years 6 months† | 11 | 1.05°† (0.1°–2.3°)‡ | 24 |
Case series | Transphyseal with hamstring | Auto | 13 years 2 months† (boys) 13 years 1 months† (girls) | 37 | 1.9° ± 1.5°†§ (screw fixation, n = 19) 0.5° ± 1.7°†§ (button, n = 14) 0.8° ± 1.6°†§ (pin, n = 4) | 19 |
Case report | Transphyseal with hamstring | Auto | 13 years 7 months | 2 | 4° | 16 |
Case series | Transphyseal with hamstring | Auto | 14 years 2 months | 2 | 3.8° (n = 1) 8.0° (n = 1) | 20 |
Case series | Transphyseal with hamstring | Auto | 14 years 4 months† | 22 | 0.8° ± 2.4°†§ (maximum = 5°) | 18 |
Case report | Transphyseal with hamstring | Allo | 14 years 4 months | 1 | 14.0° | 22 |