Clinical Outcomes of Anatomic, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction through All-inside Technique in Armed Forces Personnel

Abstract

Abstract Context: Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) allows patients to resume their sports activity and delay the onset of osteoarthritis associated with loss of meniscal function. The all-inside approach for ACL reconstruction (ACLR) is to increase the graft diameter by folding several strands when sufficient graft diameter is not secured. Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical and functional outcomes in patients undergoing of anatomic, all-inside ACLR procedure. Settings and Design: This was a prospective clinical study conducted in a Tertiary Care Hospital for 12 months on patients undergoing all-inside anatomic arthroscopic ACLR with hamstring autograft using BUTTONFIX® fixation button with adjustable loop (Chetan Meditech Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India). Subjects and Methods: Patients were evaluated for functional status using Lysholm Knee Score, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), and Tegner Activity Scale at 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month postsurgery. Statistical Analysis Used: All the statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 23 (IBM 2013). Results: Forty patients were included in the study with a mean age of 29.38 ± 5.47. There was a gradual increase in the scores at the follow-up starting from baseline with a mean difference of Lysholm knee score from 43.58 ± 5.23 to 93.50 ± 3.00 at the 12-month follow-up period. Similarly, the KOOS at baseline showed a mean of 44.03 ± 5.20, which increased gradually up to 93.05 ± 2.83 at 12 months, and the Tegner activity score at baseline was 3.55 ± 0.6 and gradually increased to 7.28 ± 0.85 at 12-month period. Conclusions: All-inside surgical techniques for the anatomic ACLR showed favorable clinical and functional outcomes.