A Prospective Comparison of Clinical and Radiological Maturation Outcomes of Autologous Quadriceps and Hamstring Tendon Grafts in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 25
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Stability of Knee
Study Overview
Brief Summary
With the recent technological advancements, the use of the quadriceps tendon with an all-inside technique has come to the forefront, and large-scale research has focused especially on quadriceps tendon grafts. Clinical study results have reported that the outcomes are similar to those of patellar tendon grafts and either equivalent or superior to hamstring tendon grafts.
The aim of this study is the prospective comparison of the clinical and radiological outcomes of patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with autologous hamstring and quadriceps tendon grafts.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Elite athletes
- •Amateur athletes
- •Anterior cruciate ligament injury
Exclusion Criteria
- •Revision surgery
- •Another ligament injury ( medial collateral ligament, lateral collateral ligament, etc.. )
- •> Grade-2 cartilage injury
- •Having previously undergone surgery on the same knee
- •< 18 years age
Arms & Interventions
All-inside Quadriceps Tendon Graft Group
Intervention: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Quadriceps Autograft (Procedure)
All-inside Hamstring Tendon Graft Group
Intervention: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstring Autograft (Procedure)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Stability of Knee
Time Frame: 9 months
Pivot shift test
Autograft Maturation
Time Frame: 12 months
Comparison of different autografts maturation on MRI images. The signal-to-noise quotient formula will be used to assess graft maturation. According to the method described by Chan and Yau, the difference between the signals of the ACL graft and the quadriceps tendon will be used to evaluate maturation by relating it to the background signal.
Secondary Outcomes
- Range of Motion(6 months)
- Muscle Strength(9 months)
Investigators
Muzaffer Agir
Medical Doctor
Acibadem University