The purpose of this study is to (1) report the long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes of a nonanatomical anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using an over-the-top (OTT) femoral route and (2) compare single-strand (1SHG) and double-strand (2SHG) hamstrings graft reconstruction. Fifty-one consecutive patients (mean age, 29.2 +/- 3.8 years) underwent nonanatomical ACL reconstruction using OTT femoral passage. Twenty patients underwent 1SHG reconstruction and 31 underwent 2SHG reconstruction. International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Tegner score, and KT-1000 (Medmetric Corporation, San Diego, California) evaluation were recorded at a mean follow-up of 12.1 +/- 1.6 years. At final follow-up, radiographic evaluation was performed according to the IKDC grading system. Mean IKDC subjective score at follow-up was 76.6 +/- 21.9 in the 1SHG group and 88.9 +/- 10.0 in the 2SHG (P=.009). Average KOOS was 82.6 +/- 18.7 in the 1SHG group and 92.4 +/- 9.2 in the 2SHG group (P=.016). Objective IKDC evaluation showed a higher percentage of normal knees in the 2SHG group (P=.018). Pivot shift testing revealed a significantly higher number of normal knees in the 2SHG group (P=.001). Radiographs showed fewer degenerative changes in the 2SHG group at final follow-up in the medial (P=.01) and lateral (P=.037) compartments. Nonanatomical ACL reconstruction using the OTT technique provided satisfactory results in terms of control of both static and dynamic instability at long-term follow-up, thus preventing degenerative joint disease. The 2SHG group showed better subjective and functional outcomes with fewer degenerative changes compared with the 1SHG group at long-term follow-up.

Over-the-Top Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Single- or Double-Strand Hamstrings Autograft / Ruffilli, Alberto; Buda, Roberto; Pagliazzi, Gherardo; Baldassarri, Matteo; Cavallo, Marco; Luciani, Deianira; Ferranti, Enrico; Giannini, Sandro. - In: ORTHOPEDICS. - ISSN 0147-7447. - ELETTRONICO. - 38:7(2015), pp. 635-643. [10.3928/01477447-20150701-64]

Over-the-Top Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Single- or Double-Strand Hamstrings Autograft

Ruffilli, Alberto;Buda, Roberto;Pagliazzi, Gherardo;Baldassarri, Matteo;Cavallo, Marco;Luciani, Deianira;Giannini, Sandro
2015

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The purpose of this study is to (1) report the long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes of a nonanatomical anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using an over-the-top (OTT) femoral route and (2) compare single-strand (1SHG) and double-strand (2SHG) hamstrings graft reconstruction. Fifty-one consecutive patients (mean age, 29.2 +/- 3.8 years) underwent nonanatomical ACL reconstruction using OTT femoral passage. Twenty patients underwent 1SHG reconstruction and 31 underwent 2SHG reconstruction. International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Tegner score, and KT-1000 (Medmetric Corporation, San Diego, California) evaluation were recorded at a mean follow-up of 12.1 +/- 1.6 years. At final follow-up, radiographic evaluation was performed according to the IKDC grading system. Mean IKDC subjective score at follow-up was 76.6 +/- 21.9 in the 1SHG group and 88.9 +/- 10.0 in the 2SHG (P=.009). Average KOOS was 82.6 +/- 18.7 in the 1SHG group and 92.4 +/- 9.2 in the 2SHG group (P=.016). Objective IKDC evaluation showed a higher percentage of normal knees in the 2SHG group (P=.018). Pivot shift testing revealed a significantly higher number of normal knees in the 2SHG group (P=.001). Radiographs showed fewer degenerative changes in the 2SHG group at final follow-up in the medial (P=.01) and lateral (P=.037) compartments. Nonanatomical ACL reconstruction using the OTT technique provided satisfactory results in terms of control of both static and dynamic instability at long-term follow-up, thus preventing degenerative joint disease. The 2SHG group showed better subjective and functional outcomes with fewer degenerative changes compared with the 1SHG group at long-term follow-up.
2015
Over-the-Top Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Single- or Double-Strand Hamstrings Autograft / Ruffilli, Alberto; Buda, Roberto; Pagliazzi, Gherardo; Baldassarri, Matteo; Cavallo, Marco; Luciani, Deianira; Ferranti, Enrico; Giannini, Sandro. - In: ORTHOPEDICS. - ISSN 0147-7447. - ELETTRONICO. - 38:7(2015), pp. 635-643. [10.3928/01477447-20150701-64]
Ruffilli, Alberto; Buda, Roberto; Pagliazzi, Gherardo; Baldassarri, Matteo; Cavallo, Marco; Luciani, Deianira; Ferranti, Enrico; Giannini, Sandro
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