NCT02633410

Transtibial Versus Anteromedial Femoral Tunnel Technique in ACL Reconstruction

Prospective Randomized Clinical Study Comparing Anteromedial Portal Versus Transtibial Technique for Femoral Tunnel Positioning in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Hamstring Autograft

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 96 (actual)
• Sponsor: Panam Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The anteromedial (AM) portal technique was introduced to position the femoral tunnel in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction to more closely replicate the original footprint compared to the transtibial (TT) approach.1-5 Few randomized trials have evaluated differences in these techniques with respect to clinical outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine if there are any differences in clinical outcome between the AM and TT approaches.

Detailed description

The anteromedial (AM) portal technique was introduced to position the femoral tunnel in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction to more closely replicate the original footprint compared to the transtibial (TT) approach.1-5 Few randomized trials have evaluated differences in these techniques with respect to clinical outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine if there are any differences in clinical outcome between the AM and TT approaches.

Conditions

• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Femoral tunnel creation	Arthroscopic surgery approach used to create tunnel in femur into which graft is positioned

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-07-01
• Primary completion: 2015-07-01
• Completion: 2015-07-01
• First posted: 2015-12-17
• Last updated: 2015-12-17