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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jae Ang Sim
• Yong Seuk Lee
• Kyung Ok Kim
• Jong Keun Kim
• Beom Koo Lee

Titel

Anatomic Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using an Outside-in Technique: Two- to Six-Year Clinical and Radiological Follow-up

Ist Teil von

• Knee surgery & related research, 2015-03, Vol.27 (1), p.34

Ort / Verlag

대한슬관절학회

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

EZB-FREE-00999 freely available EZB journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Purpose: We evaluated the clinical and radiological outcomes of double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using an outside-in technique with a follow-up of two- to six-years, especially in terms of the sports activity level and radiological degeneration. Materials and Methods: Sixty-seven patients who were available for a minimum two-year follow-up after double-bundle ACL reconstruction using an outside-in technique were retrospectively evaluated. The mean follow-up period was 43.7 months. The knee function and stability were evaluated before the operation, one year after the operation (short-term follow-up), and more than two years after the operation (last follow-up).Results: Regarding the knee function, the Lysholm score, International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) evaluation, and hop test showed significant improvement. Regarding the stability, the Lachman test, pivot shift test, KT-2000 arthrometer data, and anterior drawer radiographs using Telos showed significant improvement. Regarding the sports activity level, the patients who returned to pre-injury level activity was 68.7% according to the Tegner activity score and 76.1% according to the Cincinnati sports activity scale score. The incidence of aggravated degeneration ordevelopment of greater than IKDC grade A degeneration after surgery was 10.4%. Conclusions: Double-bundle ACL reconstruction using an outside-in technique showed favorable clinical and radiological outcomes with respect to the knee function and stability, joint degeneraion, and, especially, return to pre-injury sports activity.