The arthroscopic anterior cruciate (ACL) ligament reconstruction surgery is widespread. The creation of the tibial tunnel, retrograde or antegrade, is not consensual. A cadaveric study demonstrated tibial subchondral microfractures in the group "antegrade tibial tunnel" unlike group "retrograde tibial tunnel." To our knowledge, no clinical evaluation was performed. The investigators hypothesize that retrograde drilling will cause less local bone injury than antegrade drilling in creation of the tibial tunnel for ACL reconstruction.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
43
Ambroise Paré Hospital
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Hôtel-Dieu CHU Nantes
Nantes, France
Polyclinique de L'Europe
Saint-Nazaire, France
Subchondral microfracture of tibia on MRI
Time frame: 2 days after surgery
Pain on Visual Analogue Scale
Time frame: During two days after surgery, twice a day
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