Patients with good clinical results 6 to 12 weeks after HR show even in the medium- to long-term follow-up good clinical outcomes as well as objective stability. In selected cases HR is an alternative treatment option for acute, proximal ACL ruptures. When indicating an HR procedure, it should be taken into consideration that up to 15 % of all patients could have a primary insufficiency.
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