Research Article

Is Remnant Preserving Single Bundle Reconstruction Surgery an Effective Method in Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture?

Volume: 74 Number: 3 December 31, 2021
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Is Remnant Preserving Single Bundle Reconstruction Surgery an Effective Method in Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture?

Abstract

Objectives: 10%-27% of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are partial ruptures. There is no consensus yet on the gold standard surgical treatment for the partial ACL ruptures. Single-bundle ACL primary repair, single-bundle ACL reconstruction, and total ACL reconstruction methods are described. The aim of our study is the evaluation of the clinical results, and the ligamentization of the graft in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of patients who underwent single-bundle ACL reconstruction with the remnant-sparing method. Materials and Methods: Of the 257 patients who underwent ACL reconstruction at our clinic, 15 [posterolateral bundle (n=5), anteromedial bundle (n=10)] patients who underwent single-bundle ACL reconstruction were included. Inclusion criteria for the retrospective study were the presence of knee sprain history, positive Lachman test, negative or 1+ pivot shift test, suspected partial ACL rupture on MR imaging, and partial ACL rupture atintraoperative arthroscopic imaging as definitive diagnosis. The exclusion criteria included the history of previous knee surgery, multiple ligament injury, and total ACL reconstruction. Anterior drawer, Lachman and pivot shift results, International Knee Documentation Commitee (IKDC) and Lysholm scores of all patients at preoperative period, postoperative 3rd, 6th, 12th and 24th months were compared. Results: For Lachman and pivot shift, preoperative results were significantly higher (p=0.0149, p=0.005). There was a significant difference between the Lysholm and IKDC scores of the patients at preoperative period, postoperative 3rd, 6th, 12th and 24th months (p<0.001). In the post-hoc analysis, it was seen that there was a significant difference for each period. There was no patient without ligamentization in the MR imaging at 6 months postoperatively. Conclusion: Although it has technical difficulties for the surgeon, selective single-bundle ACL reconstruction is a surgical method with good clinical results. Due to rapid postoperative vascularization, better proprioceptive senses and stable knee examinations, selective ACL reconstruction surgery should be preferred by orthopedic surgeons for partial ACL ruptures at first place.

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Etik Etik Kurul Onayı: Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Etik Kurul onayı alınmıştır (karar no: İ6-383-21). Hasta Onayı: Retrospektif çalışma. Hakem Değerlendirmesi: Editörler kurulunun dışında olan kişiler tarafından değerlendirilmiştir.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Orthopaedics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2021

Submission Date

June 3, 2021

Acceptance Date

June 7, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 74 Number: 3

APA
Özbek, E. A., Karaca, M. O., Yılmaz, F., Terzi, M. M., Dursun Savran, M., & Akmeşe, R. (2021). Is Remnant Preserving Single Bundle Reconstruction Surgery an Effective Method in Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture? Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 74(3), 304-309. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.52714
AMA
1.Özbek EA, Karaca MO, Yılmaz F, Terzi MM, Dursun Savran M, Akmeşe R. Is Remnant Preserving Single Bundle Reconstruction Surgery an Effective Method in Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture? Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2021;74(3):304-309. doi:10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.52714
Chicago
Özbek, Emre Anıl, Mustafa Onur Karaca, Furkan Yılmaz, Mustafa Mert Terzi, Merve Dursun Savran, and Ramazan Akmeşe. 2021. “Is Remnant Preserving Single Bundle Reconstruction Surgery an Effective Method in Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture?”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 74 (3): 304-9. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.52714.
EndNote
Özbek EA, Karaca MO, Yılmaz F, Terzi MM, Dursun Savran M, Akmeşe R (December 1, 2021) Is Remnant Preserving Single Bundle Reconstruction Surgery an Effective Method in Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture? Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 74 3 304–309.
IEEE
[1]E. A. Özbek, M. O. Karaca, F. Yılmaz, M. M. Terzi, M. Dursun Savran, and R. Akmeşe, “Is Remnant Preserving Single Bundle Reconstruction Surgery an Effective Method in Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture?”, Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 74, no. 3, pp. 304–309, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.52714.
ISNAD
Özbek, Emre Anıl - Karaca, Mustafa Onur - Yılmaz, Furkan - Terzi, Mustafa Mert - Dursun Savran, Merve - Akmeşe, Ramazan. “Is Remnant Preserving Single Bundle Reconstruction Surgery an Effective Method in Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture?”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 74/3 (December 1, 2021): 304-309. https://doi.org/10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.52714.
JAMA
1.Özbek EA, Karaca MO, Yılmaz F, Terzi MM, Dursun Savran M, Akmeşe R. Is Remnant Preserving Single Bundle Reconstruction Surgery an Effective Method in Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture? Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2021;74:304–309.
MLA
Özbek, Emre Anıl, et al. “Is Remnant Preserving Single Bundle Reconstruction Surgery an Effective Method in Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture?”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 74, no. 3, Dec. 2021, pp. 304-9, doi:10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.52714.
Vancouver
1.Emre Anıl Özbek, Mustafa Onur Karaca, Furkan Yılmaz, Mustafa Mert Terzi, Merve Dursun Savran, Ramazan Akmeşe. Is Remnant Preserving Single Bundle Reconstruction Surgery an Effective Method in Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture? Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2021 Dec. 1;74(3):304-9. doi:10.4274/atfm.galenos.2021.52714