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CC BY 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2024; 59(03): e385-e392
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786726
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Comparison of the Functional Outcomes of Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction through the All-inside and Outside-in Techniques: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

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  • Paulson Varghese

    1   Departamento de Ortopedia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, Índia

  • Saroj Kumar Patra 

    2   Departamento de Trauma e Emergência, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, Índia

  • Gurudip Das

    1   Departamento de Ortopedia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, Índia

  • Bishnu P. Patro

    1   Departamento de Ortopedia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, Índia

  • Gunjar Jain

    1   Departamento de Ortopedia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, Índia

  • Haridas M. P.

    3   Departamento de Farmacologia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, Índia


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Abstract

Objective To compare the functional outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with hamstring autograft (HA) through the all-inside (AI) technique with adjustable-loop cortical Endobutton (Smith & Nephew, Watford, Hertfordshire, England) on the sides of the femur and tibia and through the outside-in (OI) technique using an interference screw on the tibial side and a cortical Endobutton on the femoral side.

Materials and Methods The present is a double-blinded randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 44 patients undergoing arthroscopic ACL reconstruction from February 2019 to February 2022 in a tertiary care hospital. As per computer-based randomization, the patients were distributed into two groups: the AI and OI groups. Both groups were evaluated for 12 months using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), the Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale, and part I (pain score) and part II (function score) of the Knee Society Score (KSS).

Results On postoperative day 2, the VAS score was significantly higher in the OI group (p = 0.0001), but insignificant (p = 0.807) at 6 weeks. At 3, 6, and 12 months of follow-up, the score on the Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale was significantly higher (p = 0.001) in the AI group. At 6 months, both parts of the KSS showed a significant difference, with the AI group presenting a better outcome (p = 0.04). However, at 12 months, the AI group presented a better score on part I of the KSS, but no differences were observed regarding part II.

Conclusion In a follow-up of 12 months, the patients submitted to the AI technique presented better outcome scores and pain relief than those submitted to the OI technique.

Keywords

anterior cruciate ligament - anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - arthroscopy - postoperative complications - randomized controlled trials as topic - rupture

Work developed at the Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, India.




Publication History

Received: 04 June 2023

Accepted: 20 February 2024

Article published online:
22 June 2024

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