Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Conditions
Keywords
anterior cruciate ligament, Achilles, free tendon, bone-tendon, free tendon Achilles allograft, Achilles allograft with calcaneal bone block on its end
Brief summary
The clinical outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using free tendon Achilles allograft are comparable to those using Achilles allograft with bone block on its end.
Interventions
PROCEDUREanterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
single bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with Achilles allograft
Sponsors
National Police Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
19 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* male subjects * subjects who had concomitant medial collateral ligament injury which was managed conservatively * subjects who had meniscus tear which was managed by partial meniscectomy
Exclusion criteria
* subjects who underwent a subtotal or total meniscectomy, meniscal repair, or meniscal transplantation due to meniscus injury * subjects who underwent an operation due to any concomitant ipsilateral ligament injuries * subjects who underwent microfracture or cartilage transplantation due to full thickness cartilage injury * female * subjects who were older than 45 * subjects who had histories of injuries on either knee
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lysholm score | 2 years |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| side-to-side differences | 2 years | the differences of anterior displacement of tibia under loading between normal knee and reconstructed knee |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed