Subchondral Microfracture of Tibia After Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery Reconstruction

Hospital Ambroise Paré Paris

Status: Completed

Conditions: Subchondral Microfractures of Tibia; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01588977

APR042012

Details and patient eligibility

About

The arthroscopic anterior cruciate (ACL) ligament reconstruction surgery is widespread. The creation of the tibial tunnel, retrograde or antegrade, is not consensual. A cadaveric study demonstrated tibial subchondral microfractures in the group "antegrade tibial tunnel" unlike group "retrograde tibial tunnel." To our knowledge, no clinical evaluation was performed. The investigators hypothesize that retrograde drilling will cause less local bone injury than antegrade drilling in creation of the tibial tunnel for ACL reconstruction.

Enrollment: 43 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• arthroscopic reconstruction surgery of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament tear

Exclusion criteria

• previous reconstruction of ACL
• associated lesions (meniscal tear, other ligament...)
• Refusal consent

Trial design

43 participants in 3 patient groups

All-Inside TightRope technique

ACL reconstruction with TLS system

Hamstring Tendon Graft Reconstruction of the ACL