Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of Knee Flexion Angle for Graft Fixation During Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Lead Sponsor:
Women's College Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Arthroscopy Association of North America
Conditions:
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The overall aim of this study is to determine the effect of the knee flexion angle (KFA) of either 0 degrees, or 30 degrees (measured by sterile goniometer) during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) fix...
Detailed Description
At the present time, there is no consensus about the position of the knee during tensioning anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft fixation at the time of reconstruction, although it can be assumed to...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male and female patients older than 16 years old with an isolated anterior cruciate ligament injury as diagnosed by clinical examination and MRI
- No pre-existing arthritis as defined by the Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic rating system
- Patients treated with an initial period of rehabilitation to eliminate swelling, optimize quadriceps strength and restore range of motion
- Surgical management with a transtibial or anteromedial portal single-bundle ACLR with bone patella tendon bone (BPTB) autograft by a fellowship-trained sports medicine surgeon.
- Provision of Informed Consent
Exclusion
- Acute ACL injuries that have not undergone an initial period of physical therapy in order to restore the aforementioned parameters
- Associated grade III injury to the MCL (medial opening \>10mm at 30 degrees of knee flexion or any medial opening in extension);
- Presence of a PCL or posterolateral corner injury
- Lack of informed consent.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 16 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
204 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03875807
Start Date
April 16 2014
End Date
December 1 2019
Last Update
May 19 2020
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