Combined Intra-articular and Extra-articular Reconstruction in Anterior Cruciate Ligament–Deficient Knee: 25 Years Later
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To determine whether an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-reconstructed knee with hamstring autograft has a greater incidence of degenerative changes when an extra-articular reconstruction is added and to determine the effect of the combined reconstruction on knee stability and function at long-term follow-up.For this retrospective study, patients who underwent ACL reconstruction between January 2002 and December 2003 were selected and classified into 2 groups, I and II. Group I consisted of patients operated by a standard ACL reconstruction, and group II consisted of patients in whom, owing to the presence of risk factors (severe pivot shift graded +++ or high-risk sports), an extra-articular reconstruction performed with ileo-tibial tract according to McIntosh as modified by Cocker Arnold technique, was used in conjunction with intra-articular ACL reconstruction. At final follow-up, Lysholm, International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC), and Tegner scores were used. An arthrometric KT-1000 evaluation was done. Comparative weight-bearing radiographs were taken, including a skyline view for the patellofemoral joint and analyzed according to Fairbank, Kellgren, and IKDC classification.Seventy-two of the 75 (96%) patients in group I and 68 of the 75 patients in group II were available at the final follow-up (minimum 10 years). Subjective scores improved significantly in both groups, with no significant difference. Objectively, the number of patients receiving C and D IKDC objective activity scores in group I (7/56; 12.5%) was significantly higher than in group II (0/60) (P = .01). Considering as a failure a side-to-side arthrometric difference more than 5 mm or a pivot shift test graded as ++ or +++, or any giving way episode occurring postoperatively, we found 8 cases in group I and no cases in group II (P = .01) despite the presence of risk factors that group I did not include. Radiologic evaluation showed less arthritic changes in group II in both tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints.On the basis of the results of this study, adding an extra-articular reconstruction to an anatomically placed intra-articular ACL reconstruction, followed by a modern rehabilitation protocol, does not increase the risk of osteoarthritis and may be able to reduce the rate of failure.Level III, retrospective comparative study.
- Roma Tre University Italy
- Sapienza University of Rome Italy
Adult, Male, Postoperative Care, Adolescent, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Arthrometry, Articular, Knee Joint, Hamstring Muscles, Lysholm Knee Score, Middle Aged, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Patient Outcome Assessment, Young Adult, orthopedics and sports medicine, Humans, Female, Autografts, Physical Therapy Modalities, Follow-Up Studies, Retrospective Studies
Adult, Male, Postoperative Care, Adolescent, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Arthrometry, Articular, Knee Joint, Hamstring Muscles, Lysholm Knee Score, Middle Aged, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Patient Outcome Assessment, Young Adult, orthopedics and sports medicine, Humans, Female, Autografts, Physical Therapy Modalities, Follow-Up Studies, Retrospective Studies
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