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The Lateral Tibial Tunnel in ACL Surgery

Not Applicable
Withdrawn
Conditions
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision Surgery
Registration Number
NCT01598636
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Ghent
Brief Summary

The Lateral Tibial Tunnel technique is a new concept in Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery. In this technique a tibial tunnel is drilled from the antero-lateral side of the tibia towards the ACL footprint. This technique allows the surgeon to deal with bone stock problems in the antero-medial part of the tibia as often encountered in ACL revision surgery. In ACL revision surgery it is often impossible to perform a one-stage revision surgery procedure due to bone stock deficiency in the antero-medial side of the tibia. It is hypothesized that the Lateral tibial tunnel technique allows the surgeon to perform a one-stage procedure instead of a two stage procedure. Furthermore the lateral tibial tunnel technique allows better graft fixation in two-stage ACL revision surgery. Several biomechanical studies proved biomechanical superiority of the new technique compared to the classical technique.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients requiring ACL revision surgery
  • patients requiring ACL surgery who have bone stock problems at the medial side of the proximal tibia
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluations of clinical scores at 1 year1 year post operative
Evaluation of CT scan and X-ray 1 year post-operative1 year post-operative
Evaluation of clinical scores pre-operativepre-operative
Evaluation of clinical scores at 6 months6 months post operative
Evaluation of CT scan and X-ray post-operativepost-operative
evaluation of clinical scores at 3 months3 months post operative
Evaluation of CT scan and X-ray pre-operativepre-operative
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

GZA Sint-Augustinus

🇧🇪

Antwerp, Belgium

University Hospital

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

GZA Sint-Augustinus
🇧🇪Antwerp, Belgium

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