title: [Arthroscopic single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with six-strand hamstring tendon and patellar tendon allograft].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the outcome of arthroscopic single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with six-strand hamstring tendon and patellar tendon allograft.
  
  
  METHODS
  From October 2006 to December 2009, 108 patients with arthroscopic single-bundle ACL reconstruction were retrospectively reviewed, with 58 patients with six-strand hamstring tendon (Group H), and 50 patients with patellar tendon allograft (Group P). Patients were available for clinical evaluation with KT-1000 arthrometer measurements, Lachman and pivot-shift test, and knee function with the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC), Lysholm scores.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients were followed up at an average of 28.6 months (range 12 - 38 months). The average side-to-side difference was lesser for group H (1.2 ± 1.2) mm than group P (1.8 ± 1.5) mm (P < 0.05). On the pivot-shift test, 55 (94.8%) patients were negative and 3 (5.2%) were positive in group H, whereas 41 (82.0%) were negative and 9 (18.0%) were positive in group P, with significant difference between two groups (P < 0.05). All knee function scores were improved postoperatively, without statistically significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Arthroscopic single-bundle ACL reconstruction with six-strand hamstring tendon will achieve better knee stability than patellar tendon allograft.
authors: Department of Jiont, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China. wwangfeizl@126.com
authors: Fei
authors: F
authors: Wang
authors: Bai-Cheng
authors: BC
authors: Chen
authors: Hui-Jun
authors: HJ
authors: Kang
authors: Jiang-Tao
authors: JT
authors: Dong
authors: Xiao-Feng
authors: XF
authors: Wang
authors: Xiao-Yang
authors: XY
authors: Zhang
authors: Ran
authors: R
authors: Sun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / Q000379:methods*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000637:transplantation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult