Comparison of clinical results of anteromedial and transtibial femoral tunnel drilling techniques in knee reconstruction surgery

A retrospective comparison of clinical results of anteromedial and transtibial femoral tunnel drilling in ACL reconstruction

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16407730

Enrollment

300

Registered

2020-01-09

Start date

1990-05-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-06-15

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Conditions

Anterior cruciate ligament rupture Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

Is there a clinical difference between anteromedial and transtibial tunnel drilling results in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at two year follow up. For this study we chose retrospectively

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male and female gender, no data of the percentage is collected 2. No limitations, mean age of the patients was 34 years (12-64 years) 3. ACL reconstruction performed with meniscal and collateral surgery done if needed

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. PCL reconstruction done at the same time or previously 2. Revision ACL surgery (exclusion from the final data analysis)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Recovery of knee function measured at one and two years post-operatively using: 1. Clinical examination 2. Knee scores (Lysholm, Tegner, IKDC) 3. Instrumented laxity measurements (KT-2000™)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Patient satisfaction measured using inteview at one and two years post-operatively	—

Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026