Research Article

The effect of the tibial tunnel fixation level on the results of cyclic loading in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Volume: 39 Number: 4 September 11, 2006
  • Omer Taser
  • Yavuz Kocabey
  • Mahmut Doral
  • Mehmet Demirhan
  • Erdem Işıkan
  • John Nyland
  • Sezgin Sarban
  • Ergun Bozdag
  • Emin Sünbüloğlu
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The effect of the tibial tunnel fixation level on the results of cyclic loading in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Abstract

Objectives : This study was designed to compare the biomechanical characteristics of non-anatomic (far from joint) and anatomic (close to joint) levels of tibial tunnel fixation with soft tissue graft using a soft tissue interference screw in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.
Methods : Twelve bovine tibiae and digital extensor tendons were divided into two homogeneously equal groups after removing soft tissues. Tibial tunnels were prepared with a 7-mm drill with the use of an ACL guide adjusted to 45°. Each tunnel was then dilated to 9 mm in 0.5 mm increments. Digital extensor tendons were fixed at non-anatomic (group I) or anatomic (group II) tibial tunnel levels with a soft tissue metal interference screw, 9x30 mm in size. All the specimens were cycled 500 times from 50 to 250 N with 1 Hz frequency in a servo-hydraulic testing machine followed by ultimate load at-failure testing at a rate of 20 mm/min. Statistical analyses were made using the MannWhitney U-test.
Results: The mean screw insertion torque values were 8.2±2.4 Nm and 7.8±2.3 Nm in groups I and II, respectively (p=0.88). The mean values of graft displacement (1.9±0.75 mm versus 2.2±1.2 mm, p=0.63) and stiffness (132.72±10.93 N/mm versus 125.14±15.93 N/mm, p=0.63) did not differ significantly, either.
Conclusion: The biomechanical properties of ACL reconstruction with soft tissue graft fixation using a soft tissue interference screw are not influenced by the level of tibial tunnel fixation.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Omer Taser This is me

Yavuz Kocabey This is me

Mahmut Doral This is me

Mehmet Demirhan This is me

Erdem Işıkan This is me

John Nyland This is me

Sezgin Sarban This is me

Ergun Bozdag This is me

Emin Sünbüloğlu This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2005 Volume: 39 Number: 4

APA
Taser, O., Kocabey, Y., Doral, M., Demirhan, M., Işıkan, E., Nyland, J., Sarban, S., Bozdag, E., & Sünbüloğlu, E. (2006). The effect of the tibial tunnel fixation level on the results of cyclic loading in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 39(4), 356-360. https://izlik.org/JA65CU75DN
AMA
1.Taser O, Kocabey Y, Doral M, et al. The effect of the tibial tunnel fixation level on the results of cyclic loading in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;39(4):356-360. https://izlik.org/JA65CU75DN
Chicago
Taser, Omer, Yavuz Kocabey, Mahmut Doral, et al. 2006. “The Effect of the Tibial Tunnel Fixation Level on the Results of Cyclic Loading in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39 (4): 356-60. https://izlik.org/JA65CU75DN.
EndNote
Taser O, Kocabey Y, Doral M, Demirhan M, Işıkan E, Nyland J, Sarban S, Bozdag E, Sünbüloğlu E (September 1, 2006) The effect of the tibial tunnel fixation level on the results of cyclic loading in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39 4 356–360.
IEEE
[1]O. Taser et al., “The effect of the tibial tunnel fixation level on the results of cyclic loading in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 356–360, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA65CU75DN
ISNAD
Taser, Omer - Kocabey, Yavuz - Doral, Mahmut - Demirhan, Mehmet - Işıkan, Erdem - Nyland, John - Sarban, Sezgin - Bozdag, Ergun - Sünbüloğlu, Emin. “The Effect of the Tibial Tunnel Fixation Level on the Results of Cyclic Loading in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39/4 (September 1, 2006): 356-360. https://izlik.org/JA65CU75DN.
JAMA
1.Taser O, Kocabey Y, Doral M, Demirhan M, Işıkan E, Nyland J, Sarban S, Bozdag E, Sünbüloğlu E. The effect of the tibial tunnel fixation level on the results of cyclic loading in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;39:356–360.
MLA
Taser, Omer, et al. “The Effect of the Tibial Tunnel Fixation Level on the Results of Cyclic Loading in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 39, no. 4, Sept. 2006, pp. 356-60, https://izlik.org/JA65CU75DN.
Vancouver
1.Omer Taser, Yavuz Kocabey, Mahmut Doral, Mehmet Demirhan, Erdem Işıkan, John Nyland, Sezgin Sarban, Ergun Bozdag, Emin Sünbüloğlu. The effect of the tibial tunnel fixation level on the results of cyclic loading in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;39(4):356-60. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA65CU75DN