An in-vivo gait analysis of the effect of different femoral tunnel positions in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction on knee rotational movement

Completed

• Conditions: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture and reconstruction, knee injury; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee

• Registration Number: ISRCTN59873081
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Ioannina (Greece)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-03-13
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. Males
2. Patients with ACL reconstruction with a bone patellar tendon bone (BPTB) graft
3. Healthy subjects

Note: Participants with similar anthropometric features and age group were selected for this study in order to minimise bias

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with concomitant injuries (e.g., chondral lesions, lateral collateral ligament injuries or meniscal injuries in which a meniscectomy or a suture of the meniscus was performed)
2. Patients with symptomatic anterior knee pain or objective instability at the latest follow-up examination (positive pivot-shift test results, positive Lachman-test results and arthrometer side-to-side differences of more than 3 mm)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified