Reconstructive surgery for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency Surgery Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will undergo standardised, arthroscopic ACL replacement by four-stranded hamstring tendon grafts. During surgery, participants will be randomised to transplant fixation by resorbable poly-L-l
Sponsors
Emergency Hospital, Berlin (Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin) (Germany)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Female and male patients >18 years with closed tibial metaphyses, a first event of a unilateral ACL rupture, proven by arthroscopy or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning, scheduled for ACL replacement surgery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Added 13/08/09 Side-to-side (repaired to healthy knee) difference in anterior translation as measured by the KT-1000 arthrometer at a defined load (89 N) six months after surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Added 13/08/09: 1. Generic and disease-specific measures of quality of life evaluated by: 1.1. Lysholm scale 1.2. Tegner score 1.3. International Knee Documentation Committee evaluation form (IKDC) German translation 2. Magnetic resonance imaging morphology of transplants and devices | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed