Hamstrings Autograft Versus Tibialis Allograft for Reconstruction of Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Ghent University Hospital (UZ)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament With Instability of the Knee Joint

Treatments: Procedure: allograft tendon; Procedure: autograft tendon

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00510848

2007/154

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients suffering from a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) with instability of the knee joint are treated with an operative ACL-reconstruction: one group of patients with a reconstruction with an autograft tendon (hamstrings), the other group with a reconstruction with an allograft tendon (tibialis posterior). The same surgical technique, the same fixation technique and the same rehabilitation protocol will be used in both groups. Follow-up will be done during 2 years.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• isolated rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament with instability of the knee joint
• meniscal tear possible to suture
• partial meniscectomies

Exclusion criteria

• chronic laxity (more than 9 months)
• associated collateral laxity (grade III)
• subtotal or total meniscectomy
• infection or inflammatory disease of the knee joint
• large cartilage lesion

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Reconstruction with an autograft tendon (hamstrings)

Treatment:

Procedure: autograft tendon

2

Experimental group

Description:

Reconstruction with an allograft tendon (tibialis posterior)

Treatment:

Procedure: allograft tendon