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Comparison of Autologous Quadriceps and Hamstring Tendon Grafts in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

ConditionsAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAthletic InjuriesTendon Graft; Complications
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMuzaffer Agir

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Elite athletes

Amateur athletes

Anterior cruciate ligament injury

Disqualifiers

Revision surgery

Another ligament injury ( medial collateral ligament, lateral collateral ligament, etc.. )

> Grade-2 cartilage injury

Having previously undergone surgery on the same knee

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Quadriceps Autograft

    Procedure/Surgery

    The investigators will perform all-inside anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using only the tendon portion of the quadriceps tendon (without bone fragments) in this group.

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstring Autograft

    Procedure/Surgery

    The investigators will perform all-inside anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using the hamstring tendon as a graft in this group.

Treatment groups

25 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: All-inside Quadriceps Tendon Graft GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: All-inside Hamstring Tendon Graft GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Autograft Maturation

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.

Time frame
12 months
2

Stability of Knee

Pivot shift test

Time frame
9 months
3

Stability of Knee

laxity measuring with KT-1000 device

Time frame
9 months
4

Stability of Knee

Lachman test

Time frame
9 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Range of Motion

Measurement of knee flexion and extension degrees with a goniometer.

Time frame
6 months
2

Muscle Strength

Measurement of quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength with Cybex test

Time frame
9 months

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Muzaffer Agir

Lead sponsor

Acibadem University

Sponsor institution

Acibadem University

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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