Hamstring Tendon Autograft versus Quadriceps Tendon Autograft for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Randomised Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament RuptureMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disordersInjuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidentsSurgery - Surgical techniques
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12618001520224
- Lead Sponsor
- Mr Ross Radic
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 112
•The individual is between the ages of 16 and 50 years.
•The individual clinically qualifies for ACLR surgery based on clinical examination and MRI.
•The individual has sustained the ACL tear within the last 12 months.
•The individual is not currently being treated for a psychiatric disorder, senile dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, presence of alcohol/substance abuse.
•The individual is unable or unwilling to sign the Patient Informed Consent, specific to this study, and approved by the Institutional Ethics Review Board.
•The individual is unable or unwilling to follow the designated rehabilitation protocol.
•The individual is classified as morbidly obese (>40 BMI).
•The individual is skeletally immature.
•The ACLR is combined with another ligament reconstruction or repair in the knee (multi- ligament knee reconstruction).
•Revision ACLR procedures.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method