ArticleKnee surgery & related research2021
A prospective randomized study of arthroscopic ACL reconstruction with adjustable- versus fixed-loop device for femoral side fixation.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Rehabilitation after Repair of Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Persistent knee extension deficits are common after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Pooled it
- Restricted postoperative range‑of‑motion and weight‑bearing protocols prevail after lateral meniscus posterior root tear repair with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Utilizing Double Adjustable-Loop Suspensory Fixation Devices Provides Good Clinical Outcomes in Patients under the Age of 40 Years at Two-Year Follow-Up.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Biomechanical Stability of Third-Generation Adjustable Suture Loop Devices Versus Continuous Loop Button Device for Cortical Fixation of ACL Tendon Grafts.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- No Difference in Bone Tunnel Enlargement and Clinical Outcome between Cortical Suspension and Hybrid Femoral Fixation in Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Metal interference screw fixation combinations show high revision rates in primary hamstring tendon ACL reconstruction.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Both Adjustable and Fixed Loop Hamstring Tendon Graft Fixation Have Similar Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Femoral Tunnel Geometry and Graft Inclination Angles in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using a Flexible Reamer System.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Adjustable-loop implants are non-inferior to fixed-loop implants for femoral fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Changes in Bone Marrow Lesions Following Root Repair Surgery Using Modified Mason-Allen Stitches in Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Adjustable-Loop Cortical Suspensory Fixation Results in Greater Tibial Tunnel Widening Compared to Interference Screw Fixation in Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Single-stage versus two-stage reconstruction in chronic multi ligament knee injury.International journal of burns and trauma · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeSuspensory devices are extensively used in the management of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. They include fixed- and adjustable-loop devices. There are only a few studies comparing the efficacy of these two devices in the available literature. Therefore, the aim of this study is to compare clinical outcomes between the adjustable-loop device (group I) and fixed-loop device (group II). MATERIALS AND
methodsThis was a prospective randomized study. Both groups were equivalent in demographic, preoperative, and intraoperative variables. Twenty-three patients underwent femoral side graft fixation with adjustable-loop and 20 with fixed-loop devices. Four patients were lost to follow-up. Assessment of clinical outcome was done with International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, Lysholm score, and knee stability tests (Lachman test and pivot shift test). Patient evaluation was performed preoperatively and finally postoperatively 2 years after surgery.
resultsPostoperative IKDC scores of group I and II were 91.9 ± 3.6 and 91.5 ± 3.6, respectively, and Lysholm scores were 91.0 ± 3.6 and 91.4 ± 3.5, respectively, after 2 years; however, the difference in the outcomes was statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). Twenty patients (87%) in group I and 17 patients (85%) in group II had a negative Lachman test (p = 0.8). Twenty-two patients (95.7%) in group I and 19 patients (95%) in group II had a negative pivot shift test (p = 0.9).
conclusionACL reconstruction with fixed- and adjustable-loop suspensory devices for graft fixation gives equivalent and satisfactory clinical results. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 1.
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