title: Long-term results of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using semitendinosus and gracilis tendons with Kennedy ligament augmentation device compared with patellar tendon autografts.
abstract: ACL reconstructions were postoperatively evaluated in 102 patients who underwent surgery using an arthroscopically assisted double-incision technique. Augmentation of the distally based semitendinosus and gracilis tendons was done either with the Kennedy ligament augmentation device (LAD) (Group 1 patients, mean follow-up of 108 months) or bone-patellar-tendon-bone graft (Group 2 patients, mean follow-up of 109 months). At follow-up, serial KT-1000 measurements showed < or = 5 mm side-to-side differences in 70% of Group 1 and 90% of Group 2 patients. No differences were found among patients regarding postreconstruction complications such as loss in motion range, patellofemoral crepitus, osteoarthritis, and muscle disfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0003, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marumo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kumagae
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujii
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000637:transplantation*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome