Hakan Sofu1, Vedat Şahin2, Sarper Gürsu2, Timur Yıldırım2, Ahmet Issın3, Mehmet Ordueri2

1Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Suluova State Hospital, Amasya, Turkey
2Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Metin Sabanci Bone Diseases Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
3Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medical Faculty of Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey

Keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; anterior cruciate ligament; arthroscopy; quadriceps muscle; tendon.

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate midterm clinical results of the use of two autogenous graft types.
Patients and methods: Between June 2005 and November 2010, clinical data of 44 patients who were operated were retrospectively analyzed. Quadriceps tendon-patellar bone autograft was used for reconstruction surgery in 23 patients (QT-PB group), while quadrupled hamstring tendon autograft was used in 21 patients (HT group). The Tegner’s activity scale, Lysholm scoring system, single-leg-hop test and KT-2000 arthrometric measurements were used for data collection.
Results: The mean length of follow-up was 37.6 months. Although the mean Lysholm score increased in both groups, excellent results in HT group were two-fold higher compared to QT-PB group. The mean laxity for the operated knee joint was 5.65 mm (3.5 to 8.0 mm) in QT-PB group and 3.67 mm (3.0 to 5.5 mm) in HT group. Head-to-head analysis using KT-2000 arthrometer demonstrated that 12 patients (52.1%) in QT-PB group and two patients (9.6%) in HT group had more than 3 mm of anterior laxity difference.
Conclusion: Quadrupled hamstring tendon autograft is superior to central quadriceps tendon-patellar bone in arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.