Intra-articular reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament with and without extra-articular supplementation by transfer of the biceps femoris tendon.
In a retrospective study to determine whether the efficacy of intra-articular reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament is improved by an extra-articular transfer of the biceps femoris tendon, we compared the results in a group of forty-three patients in whom the advancement procedure had been done with those in a group of fifty patients in whom it had not. The minimum length of follow-up was twenty-four months. There was no significant difference between the two groups, and we concluded that advancement of the biceps femoris tendon does not improve the efficacy of an intra-articular reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament.
D000328:Adult; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013709:Tendon Transfer