Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction: Hamstring Versus Quadriceps

Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture

Treatments: Procedure: Quadriceps tendon; Procedure: Hamstring

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04137250

OR16-00008

Details and patient eligibility

About

The use of hamstrings and quadriceps autografts as an alternative option for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament has good clinical results: however, both techniques have not been compared among them, which is why this study is intended. The use of quadriceps tendon autograft in anterior cruciate ligament repair presents similar or better results compared to autograft of the hamstrings. The objective of the study is to compare the clinical effectiveness of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction between the use of quadriceps tendon autograft versus hamstring autograft.

Full description

Methods Institution Patients attending the Orthopedics and Traumatology consult of the Hospital Universitario "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez" of the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon.

Study design This is a double-blind , prospective, reproducible, comparative and longitudinal clinical trial with specific population.

It is proposed to study 28 patients, being randomly divided into two groups. Inclusion criteria: patients of age between 18 years and 45 years, with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury diagnosed clinically and by magnetic resonance image and with or without associated meniscal injury, without previous reconstruction surgery and with previous informed Consent.

Exclusion criteria: multiligamentous injury and/or diagnosis of moderate or severe ostearthritis, chronic degenerative diseases (diabetes mellitus, hypertension) and contralateral ACL injury.

Elimination criteria: own initiative to stop participating and those who didn't complete all follow-up appointments.

Procedure Before surgery Detailed Informed Consent is performed to the patient before inclusion to the protocol Tegner Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale (evaluates the functionality of the knee and classifies them in grades with respect to its functional capacity) IKDC (evaluates knee ligament injuries, based on symptoms, sports activities and knee function) KOOS (evaluates knee sports injuries in young and middle-aged patients) Knee Society Score (pain, range of motion and injured knee stability) Cincinnati Knee Ligament Rating System (CKRS, assesses knee instability in ACL sports injuries) SF-12 (assesses patient's life quality) VAS (a subjective assesment of pain). Surgery The investigators will proceed to perform the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, both by the same surgeon, who will use the same technique in both groups, with the autograft in which the patient will have been randomly assigned.

After surgery all patients will be discharged previous warning signs explanation and several appointments in 2 weeks, 1 month, 3, 6 and 12 months after the procedure, for later evaluation scales, mentioned previously Statistical analysis In the sample size calculation, 14 patients per group are included using a mean equivalence formula, with 95% confidence and a power of 80%, estimating an equivalence of more less 2.5 on the Lysholm scale.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 18 years and 45 years
• Anterior cruciate ligament injury diagnosed clinically and by image (magnetic resonance)
• Patients with or without associated meniscal injury
• Patients without previous ACL reconstruction surgery
• Patients with previous informed Consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with multiligamentous injury
• Patients who have diagnosis of moderate or severe ostearthritis
• Patients with chronic degenerative diseases (diabetes mellitus, hypertension)
• Patients with contralateral ACL injury.

Elimination criteria

• Patients that for own initiative, wants to stop participating
• Patients who didn't complete all follow-up appointments.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Hamstring

Active Comparator group

Description:

It is the group in which the hamstrings are surgically removed to be used as an autograft for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. The intervention will consist of make an incision on the medial side of the proximal portion of the leg approximately 3 centimeters to dissect by planes until the tendons of the hamstrings are located, which will be removed surgically with specialized instruments and the wound will be closed, for later These tendons be used as an autograft for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament.

Treatment:

Procedure: Hamstring

Quadriceps tendon

Experimental group

Description:

It is the group in which a portion of the quadriceps tendon will be surgically removed for later use as an autograft for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. The intervention consisted in making an incision in the anterior aspect of the distal portion of the thigh of approximately 3 centimeters to dissect by planes until locating the membranous portion of the quadriceps tendon, from which will be removed a portion of surgical way with specialized instruments and the Wound will be closed, for later this tendon to be used as an autograft for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament.

Treatment:

Procedure: Quadriceps tendon