Inside IBISG: Meet the International Faculty Advancing Internal Brace Research

Following the landmark inaugural Consensus Meeting of the Internal Brace International Study Group (IBISG) in Glasgow, a new film gives an opportunity to hear directly from some of the international experts helping to shape the group and its future. The Glasgow meeting brought the international faculty together to review the growing body of evidence surrounding…

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Triducive appointed by IBISG to Deliver Evidence-Based Delphi Study for 2026 Consensus

We are pleased to share that Triducive, a specialist healthcare communications and evidence-generation agency, has been appointed to facilitate the Delphi study that will underpin the IBISG Internal Brace Global Consensus Meeting 2026. As Professor Gordon Mackay, Founder and President of the Internal Brace International Study Group (IBISG), continues to lead global collaboration around Internal…

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Venue Confirmed for the IBISG Global Consensus Meeting – July 2026

The Mackay Clinic is delighted to share that the Internal Brace International Study Group (IBISG) Global Consensus Meeting 2026 will be held at one of Glasgow’s most distinguished locations – the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. This historic College, founded in 1599, provides a remarkable setting for what promises to be a…

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BONEZONE Spotlights Breakthrough InternalBrace Research in Young Athletes

A recent article in BONEZONE (September 23, 2025) has highlighted the growing body of research supporting the InternalBrace technique in reducing reinjury rates for young athletes in pivoting sports such as football, rugby, basketball and netball. With ACL tears among high school athletes increasing by more than 25% over the past 15 years, and re-tear…

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Suture-augmented anterior cruciate ligament repair leads to comparable short-term function but a modestly higher re-rupture risk than anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract: Purpose: The aim of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis of the current literature on the treatment of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture with suture-augmented ACL repair (SA-ACLRep) compared to the gold standard ACL reconstruction (ACLR). The meta-analysis was designed to provide clinical outcomes, including re-rupture rates (as primary end point), knee stability, functional…

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Internal Brace: A Paradigm Shift in the US Army – Kevin Martin DO

In another of our talks from the Internal Brace International Study Group meeting in Milan earlier this year, IBISG member Kevin Martin DO, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics Surgery, and Foot and Ankle Division Chief at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, shares his experience with the Internal Brace and his pioneering work with the…

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Editorial Commentary: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair or Reconstruction With Internal Bracing, for Properly Indicated Patients, Is Safe, Biocompatible, and Biomimetic

Abstract: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with internal bracing (IB)—and ACL repair with IB when indicated—reduces graft or repair failure. IB is safe and protects ligament reconstructions and repairs. The IB construct should not be misunderstood as a synthetic ligament. To be effective, suture tape must be independently secured with the knee in full extension,…

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