[Differences in the rehabilitation period following two methods of anterior cruciate ligament replacement: semitendinosus/gracilis tendon vs ligamentum patellae].
In this study we have analyzed outcome during the early rehabilitation period phase following two different methods of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction: ligamentum patellae (LP) and semitendonosus/gracilis tendon (SG) based reconstruction. This study included 40 patients treated by each method, examined 6 weeks and 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery. Patients in the SG group showed significantly better Lysholm scores at 6 and 12 months, Tegner Activity Scale scores at 3 months, and pain profile assessments at 6 weeks and 3 months than those in the LP group. Significant differences were observed in LP group in range-of-motion at 6 weeks and 3 and 6 months post-surgery. Stability tests revealed no significant differences between patients in the two groups. SG-based reconstruction of the ACL thus demonstrated advantages over LP-based reconstruction regarding pain and function, while LP-based reconstruction was associated with an earlier return of motion.
Blagojević
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Institut za ortopedsko hirurske bolesti Banjica, Beograd.
Stevanović
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V
Apostolović
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M
Lalosević
V
V
Popović
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N
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000637:transplantation*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*