Double-bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Resulted in Better International Knee Documentation Committee Objective Grading at Fifteen year Follow-up Compared to Single-bundle Reconstruction

Overview

Journal Int Orthop

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2024 Feb 10

PMID 38337046

Authors

Arttu Seppanen

Piia Suomalainen

Tommi Kiekara

Heikki Maenpaa

Heini Huhtala

Timo Jarvela

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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this prospective randomized study was to evaluate whether the use of the anatomic double-bundle (DB) method for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction results in better clinical outcomes and a lower incidence of graft failure compared with the anatomic single-bundle (SB) method. The hypothesis was that DB ACL reconstruction would result in a lower incidence of graft failure.

Methods: Patients were randomly assigned to either the SB group (n = 78) or the DB group (n = 75). Evaluation included clinical testing, subjective assessments, functional testing, and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) objective grading. Surgical techniques were anatomic, and the rehabilitation protocol was standardized.

Results: At 15-year follow-up, information was available on 100 patients (65%), of whom 55 (36%) were accepted in the final statistical analysis. There were almost three times as many graft failures in the SB group, but the result wasn´t statistically significant. Subjective assessments, knee stability (KT -1000 and pivot shift), range of motion (ROM), and functional one leg hop test showed no statistically significant differences between the groups. However, DB ACL reconstruction resulted in better International Knee Documentation Committee objective grading (P < 0.001).

Conclusion: At the 15-year follow-up, double-bundle surgery resulted in significantly better International Knee Documentation Committee objective grading compared to single-bundle surgery.

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