M Röpke1, R Becker, D Urbach, W Nebelung. 1. Otto von Guericke Universität Magdeburg, Orthopädische Klinik, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120 Magdeburg.
Abstract
UNLABELLED: The aim of our prospective randomised study was to evaluate the clinical results after arthroscopical reconstruction of the ACL using the midthird patellar ligament or semitendinosus tendon. METHODS:Forty patients were followed up two years postoperatively. Twenty of them received either a patellar ligament graft (BTB-group) or doubled semiteninosus tendon (SET-group). The clinical evaluation included the preoperative and two years postoperative assessment, based on the IKDC-Score, Tegener-Score and Mc-Carroll-Score. The a.p.-translation was evaluated using the KT-1000. RESULTS: Sixteen (80%) patients of the SET-group and 10 (50%) patients of the BTB-group showed good and excellent results in the over all assessment with the IKDC-Score. The mean side to side KT-1000 difference yielded 1.6 mm (-2-4 mm) in the BTB-group and 2.7 mm (0-7 mm) in the SET-group (p < 0.05). The retropatellar pain syndrome based on the Mc-Caroll-Score showed 17.4 points in the BTB-group in comparison to 19.5 points in the SET-group (p < 0.05). The level of activity using the Tegner-score showed preoperatively for both the SET- and BTB-group 6.9 points and postoperatively for the SET-group 6.7 points and for the BTB-group 5.6 points. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the inferior a.p.-stability for the patients who received doubled semitendinosus tendon grafts they presented clinically superior results compared to the BTB-group. Therefore this technique seems to be the alternative method. In order to improve the stability we recommend the usage of three or four stranded grafts and an improved fixation technique.
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UNLABELLED: The aim of our prospective randomised study was to evaluate the clinical results after arthroscopical reconstruction of the ACL using the midthird patellar ligament or semitendinosus tendon. METHODS: Forty patients were followed up two years postoperatively. Twenty of them received either a patellar ligament graft (BTB-group) or doubled semiteninosus tendon (SET-group). The clinical evaluation included the preoperative and two years postoperative assessment, based on the IKDC-Score, Tegener-Score and Mc-Carroll-Score. The a.p.-translation was evaluated using the KT-1000. RESULTS: Sixteen (80%) patients of the SET-group and 10 (50%) patients of the BTB-group showed good and excellent results in the over all assessment with the IKDC-Score. The mean side to side KT-1000 difference yielded 1.6 mm (-2-4 mm) in the BTB-group and 2.7 mm (0-7 mm) in the SET-group (p < 0.05). The retropatellar pain syndrome based on the Mc-Caroll-Score showed 17.4 points in the BTB-group in comparison to 19.5 points in the SET-group (p < 0.05). The level of activity using the Tegner-score showed preoperatively for both the SET- and BTB-group 6.9 points and postoperatively for the SET-group 6.7 points and for the BTB-group 5.6 points. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the inferior a.p.-stability for the patients who received doubled semitendinosus tendon grafts they presented clinically superior results compared to the BTB-group. Therefore this technique seems to be the alternative method. In order to improve the stability we recommend the usage of three or four stranded grafts and an improved fixation technique.
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