The Pediatric ALL Evaluation and Trial

Launched by ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO · Mar 29, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

The Pediatric ALL Evaluation and Trial is a research study looking at how well a specific knee surgery works for children with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The study aims to find out if adding a reconstruction of another ligament called the anterolateral ligament (ALL) during the ACL surgery can help prevent future problems with the knee. This is important because it could help kids recover better and have fewer complications down the line.

To be part of this study, participants must be 18 years old or younger and need to have had their knee injury recently, within the last six months. They should not have had any previous surgeries on the same knee or other significant knee injuries. If they join the trial, participants can expect to undergo surgery and then be monitored over time to see how well their knee heals and how it functions. The trial is currently recruiting participants, so it's a good opportunity for families dealing with ACL injuries in children to consider.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age 18 and under
• • Surgery within 6 months of injury
• • Undergoing primary ACL reconstruction without previous injury or surgery
• • Quadriceps tendon autograft ACL reconstruction
• • Closing or closed physes
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Over 18 years old
• • Previous ipsilateral knee injury or surgery
• • Neuromuscular or developmental disorders affecting knee anatomy, cognition, or neuromuscular control
• • Other concomitant ligament reconstruction aside from the ALL (i.e., MCL, PCL, PLC)
• • Revision ACL reconstruction
• • ACL reconstruction with graft other than quadriceps tendon
• • IT band (modified MacIntosh) ACL reconstruction
• • A cartilage lesion requiring anything more than debridement
• • Open physes requiring both femoral and tibial physeal-sparing technique