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Does Small Vertical Incision Differs from Conventional Horizontal Incision in Risk of Injury to Branches of Saphenous Nerve During Hamstring Graft Harvest? : a Prospective Comparative Study

Phase 4
Recruiting
Conditions
Hamstring graft harvest&#44
Surgical approach for hamstring graft harvest for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction.
ACL reconstruction&#44
Saphenous nerve injury&#44
Paresthesia&#44
Numbness&#44
Nerve Injury&#44
Small vertical incision&#44
Horizontal incision
Registration Number
TCTR20200120001
Lead Sponsor
Kavin Poriswanich
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
72
Inclusion Criteria

Patients who diagnosed with ACL injury those required arthroscopically-assisted primary ACL reconstructions with Hamstring tendon graft

Exclusion Criteria

-Prior knee surgery
-Neurological disease
-Multiple ligamentous injury other than ACL

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of numbness 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months (postoperative) Binary outcome
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Recovery pattern of paresthesia 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months Manual count from calibrated graph sheet
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