The study is intended to include all patients who will undergo surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The patients will be monitored and evaluated preoperatively and also at 6 months and 1 years after the intervention through a clinical visit. Such assessments will include the patient reported outcomes, the objective examination of the knee during a medical examination to quantify its stability and the radiological examination.
The literature presents a number of studies on the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament, as well as numerous registers, but the identification of factors and parameters determining the outcomes remains largely debated. The study aims to analyze the potentially individual and operative parameters and identify the factors responsible for the clinical and radiological outcomes. In addition to collecting patient data in terms of features and clinical-radiological status, objective data will be documented and correlated. The study is intended to include all patients who will undergo surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). These patients will be followed and evaluated preoperatively, at 6 months and at 1 years after surgery during a clinical visit. Such assessments will include the patient reported outcomes, the objective examination of the knee during a medical examination to quantify its stability and the radiological examination.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery
Ahmet E. Okutan
Samsun, Turkey (Türkiye)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Graft
Graft maturation on MRI using T2 Turbo Spin Echo (TSE) sequence without fat saturation
Time frame: 1 year
Difference in Computed Tomography (CT) imaging of Tunnels
Femoral and Tibial Tunnel Morphological Changes
Time frame: 1 day, 6 months, 1 year
International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC)
Patient reported outcome measures of symptoms, sports activity \& knee function. 0-100 points with 0 (lowest level of function or highest level of symptoms) to 100 points (highest level of function and lowest level of symptoms)
Time frame: 1 year
Marx Activity Rating Score
Clinical Outcomes
Time frame: 1 year
Isokinetic Dynamometer
Measurement of knee extension and flexion torque using the isokinetic dynamometer
Time frame: 1 year
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