Comparison of the ability of two different techniques used to augment anterior cruciate cruciate ligament reconstruction, to improve the stability of the knee and reduce the risk of re-tearing the reconstructed ligament, in patients taking part in pivoting sports.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Anterior cruciate ligament ruptureSurgery - Surgical techniques
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12621000782831
- Lead Sponsor
- Mark Porter
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 140
Inclusion Criteria
ACL rupture confirmed on MRI and at time of surgery, the presence of clinical signs of instability immediate following the performance of the ACL reconstruction when the patients re-assessed after the ACL reconstruction (the presence of a pivot shift test despite the ACL reconstruction) involved in sports that require twisting / pivoting, desirous to return to this sport, patient willing to be randomly allocated to either treatment group, Tegner activity score of at least 7
Exclusion Criteria
Unwilling to take part, presence of other ligament damage in the injured knee, previous contra-lateral ACL rupture, injury associated with an unstable fracture, not fit for a general anaesthetic,
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recurrent ACL rupture diagnosed with recurrence of the pivot shift on clinical assessment and MRI. [2 years];Meniscal tear diagnosed at second look arthroscopy[2 years]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knee injury Osteoarthritis and Outcome Score (KOOS)[2 years];Knee function measured with International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) [2 years];ACL Quality of Life Questionnaire (QOL) [2 years];Tegner activity scores (TAS)[2 years]