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ArticleBMJ open2022

Single versus double hamstring tendon graft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the paediatric patient: a single-blind randomised controlled trial study protocol.

David Bade, Garrett Malayko, Liam Johnson, Kylie Bradford, Tristan Reddan, Chris Stockton, Kieran Frawley, Teresa Phillips, David Saxby, Robert S Ware and 2 more

Abstract readClinical Trial Protocol
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Article in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

David BadeDepartment of Orthopaedics, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Garrett MalaykoDepartment of Orthopaedics, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2289-6744
Liam JohnsonDepartment of Orthopaedics, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Kylie BradfordDepartment of Orthopaedics, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Tristan ReddanDepartment of Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1843-1602
Chris StocktonDepartment of Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Kieran FrawleyDepartment of Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Teresa PhillipsDepartment of Orthopaedics, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
David SaxbyGriffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Robert S WareMenzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6129-6736
Joshua ByrnesCentre for Applied Health Economics, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Christopher P CartyDepartment of Orthopaedics, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Christopher.Carty@health.qld.gov.au.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThere is currently no clear indication in the literature regarding a single or double hamstring tendon (single bundle) autograft for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in the paediatric patient. The primary aim of this single blind randomised controlled trial is to determine whether a single or double hamstring tendon graft ACLR leads to superior clinical outcomes postsurgery in paediatric patients with ACL injury. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Single site, prospective, single blind, randomised controlled trial with two parallel treatment arms. 100 patients aged 10-18 years who present with an isolated ACL tear±meniscal injury, verified on MRI, will be randomly allocated to one of the two surgical groups. The primary outcomes will be side-to-side difference in anterior tibial translation and graft failure incidence 12 months postsurgery. Primary and secondary outcomes will also be assessed at 2-year and 5-year postsurgery. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Results will be presented in peer-reviewed journals and at international conferences and disseminated to participants and healthcare professionals via newsletters and hospital presentations. This study is approved by the Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service Human Research Ethics committee. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12620001170910p; Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry.

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionHamstring TendonsKnee InjuriesAustraliaChildHumansKnee JointProspective StudiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSingle-Blind MethodKneeOrthopaedic sports traumaPaediatric orthopaedicsPaediatric orthopaedic & trauma surgerySPORTS MEDICINE

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PMID35985784
PMCPMC9396117

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