Trial to determine if the addition of a soft tissue tightening procedure to a particularly unstable knee following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, improves the outcome.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Anterior cruciate ligament rupture; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001043224
• Lead Sponsor: Mark Porter

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-06-22
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1) greater than one grade in the pivot shift score in the injured knee immediately following the ACL reconstruction
2) no previous knee surgery
3) no previous ligament ruptures
4) isolated ACL rupture diagnosed at the time of surgery
5) no osteochondral fracture
6) no meniscal repair performed
7) skeletally mature

Exclusion Criteria

1) history of rheumatological disorder (seronegative or seropositive)
2) not fit for surgery
3) not fit for general anaesthetic
4) skeletally immature

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee function assessed using the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score[2 years post surgery];Knee symptoms using the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Score (KOOS)[2 years post surgery]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knee function and activity levels using the Lysholm and Tegner score[2 years post surgery]