The Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Severity Scale (ACLISS) as a Predictor of Short-Term Reoperation and Functional Outcomes After ACL Reconstruction

Dillon Graham, Max Haffner, Edward J. Testa, Alexander White, Caleb Lifsey, Kennedy Gachigi, James Padley, John Mueller, Fletcher Preuss, Calvin Chandler, Jonathan Riboh

The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Published online on May 15, 2026

Abstract

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Background:The Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Severity Scale (ACLISS) was developed to classify the magnitude of damage to knee structures beyond the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) (meniscus, cartilage, collateral ligaments, etc) at the time of ACL ...