Preservation technique of ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)

A single-centre, prospective, randomised controlled study comparing the common treatment of anterior cruciate ligament repair (semitendinosus grafting) to preservation and healing of the torn ligament using the dynamic intraligamentary stabilisation system

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN89368687

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-05-24

Start date

2009-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Sprain and strain involving (anterior)(posterior) cruciate ligament of knee

Interventions

100 patients are subsequently operated after ACL injury. After a prospective randomisation the patient are either treated with an established semitendinosus transplant or with the new dynamic intralig

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Fresh ACL rupture (injury not older than 14 days) 2. Age under 45 years 3. No previous surgery on the injured knee 4. Regular participation in sports requiring pivoting of the knee joint

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age over 45 2. Previous injury to that knee, injury older than 14 days 3. Non-sportive patients (Tegner score less than 3)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Healing of ACL in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 2. Lysholm score, Tegner score, International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score Measured 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Length of hospital stay 2. Time of rehabilitation 3. Satisfaction with results (VAS 0: completely unsatisfied, 10: completely sastisfied)	—

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026