Femoral Tunnel Position on Conventional MRI After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction-Transtibial Technique Versus Transportal Technique

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
• Interventions: Procedure: transtibial technique; Procedure: Transportal technique; Procedure: anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

• Registration Number: NCT01513434
• Lead Sponsor: National Police Hospital

Brief Summary

The position of the femoral tunnel in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has been assessed on three dimensional CT (3D-CT) scan or in cadaveric study. However, these methods have some issues; 3D-CT scan has a concern on radiation exposure and cadaveric study is not easily available nor an in vivo test. The purpose of this study is to compare the position of the femoral tunnel aperture on conventional MRI and the outcomes after single bundle ACL reconstruction using free tendon Achilles allograft between transportal technique and transtibial technique in active young men.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-07
• Primary Completion: 2011-11
• Study Completion: 2011-11
• Status Verified: 2012-01
• Study First Submitted: 2012-01-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-01-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-01-19
• Study First Posted: 2012-01-20
• Last Update Posted: 2012-01-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosis of anterior cruciate ligament rupture

Exclusion Criteria

• female
• over 45 years old
• the subjects who had ACL reconstruction with graft other than Achilles allograft
• the subjects who had concomitant other ligament injuries on the same knee needing surgical treatment
• revision ACL reconstruction
• double bundle ACL reconstruction
• concomitant full thickness cartilage injury needing cartilage repairing surgery

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
transtibial technique	transtibial technique	In anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, femoral tunnel was made via tibial tunnel.
transtibial technique	anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction	In anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, femoral tunnel was made via tibial tunnel.
Transportal technique	Transportal technique	In anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, femoral tunnel was made via anteromedial portal.
Transportal technique	anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction	In anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, femoral tunnel was made via anteromedial portal.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Lysholm score	at least two years after surgery	Lysholm score was superior in transportal technique to transtibial technique.
Position of femoral tunnel aperture	within one week after surgery	The position of the femoral tunnel aperture with transportal technique was more posterior than that of transtibial technique.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Police Hospital; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of