Influence of Combined Double-Bundle ACL Reconstruction With Lateral Retinacular Release to Prevent Patellofemoral Malalignment in Isolated ACL Rupture

Influence of Combined Double-Bundle ACL Reconstruction With Lateral Retinacular Release to Prevent Patellofemoral Malalignment in Isolated ACL Rupture: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06004297

Enrollment

100

Registered

2023-08-22

Start date

2019-01-07

Completion date

2019-12-20

Last updated

2023-08-22

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Conditions

ACL Injury

Brief summary

Anterior knee pain which might be due to patellofemoral malalignment is an inevitable post operative complication after an ACL reconstruction (ACLR). We combined the double bundle ACLR technique with lateral release technique to prevent patellofemoral malalignment post ACLR.

Interventions

PROCEDUREACL reconstruction

performed arthroscopically

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

16 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* unilateral isolated total ACL rupture * normal BMI

Exclusion criteria

* flexion contracture more than 200, presence of anterior knee pain before surgery, Q angle \>140 in males and \>170 in females, presence of a patellar tilting, rupture of other ligaments, and muscular dysfunction.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
TTTG value	6 months	tibial tuberosity to trochlea groove, radiographic outcome

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Kujala score	6 months	functional outcome

Countries

Indonesia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026