Screws versus Pins for Optimal Transplant fixation in anterior cruciate ligament replacement surgery

Completed

• Conditions: Reconstructive surgery for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency; Surgery; Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17384369
• Lead Sponsor: Emergency Hospital, Berlin (Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin) (Germany)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-01-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

Female and male patients >18 years with closed tibial metaphyses, a first event of a unilateral ACL rupture, proven by arthroscopy or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning, scheduled for ACL replacement surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Added 13/08/09<br>Side-to-side (repaired to healthy knee) difference in anterior translation as measured by the KT-1000 arthrometer at a defined load (89 N) six months after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Added 13/08/09:<br>1. Generic and disease-specific measures of quality of life evaluated by:<br>1.1. Lysholm scale<br>1.2. Tegner score<br>1.3. International Knee Documentation Committee evaluation form (IKDC) German translation<br>2. Magnetic resonance imaging morphology of transplants and devices