Single versus double hamstring tendon graft in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in the paediatric patient
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- anterior cruciate ligament injurySurgery - Surgical techniquesMusculoskeletal - Normal musculoskeletal and cartilage development and functionInjuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12620001170910
- Lead Sponsor
- Queensland Children's Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 92
Inclusion Criteria
All consecutive patients between the age of 8 and 18 who present to the orthopaedic outpatient’s clinic at the Queensland Children’s Hospital with an isolated ACL +/- meniscal injury
Exclusion Criteria
Potential participants will be excluded if they have (1) concomitant posterior cruciate ligament injury, (2) collateral ligament instabilities of grade I or greater (2 to 5 mm), (3) bilateral ACL injury, (4) combined knee surgery with high tibial osteotomy or medial patellofemoral ligament, (5) evidence of early knee osteoarthritis on MRI, (6) previous knee surgery on the affected side, (7) chronic musculoskeletal conditions, (8) BMI > 35 and/or (9) booked for additional lateral tenodesis.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method