The "All-inside" method is a new minimally invasive procedure for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL). It consists of incomplete bone tunnels drilling and cortical fixation. In the so-called "classical" method, the fixation is achieved with interference screws. The hypothesis of this study was that the "All-inside" technique causes less pain than the conventional technique. The main objective was to evaluate the immediate postoperative pain for the first ten days and at one month from the intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
46
The "All-inside" technique is a new minimally invasive procedure for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL). It consists of incomplete bone tunnels drilling and cortical fixation.
The Classical technique is a usual procedure for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL). The fixation is achieved with interference screws.
Ambroise Paré Hospital
Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France Region, France
Pain assessment on a Visual Analogical Scale
Time frame: One month after surgery
Pain assessment on a Visual Analogical Scale
Time frame: First ten days
Analgesics consumption
Time frame: First ten days
Functional evaluation with IKDC score
Time frame: Change from base-line in IKDC objective score at 6 months
Discharge of crutches and orthesis
Time frame: Time frame from surgery
Radiographic analysis of tunnels positioning according to Aglietti's criteria
Time frame: One month after surgery
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