title: Double-bundle versus single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
abstract: According to the 20 prospective, randomized studies found from the English literature and included into this review, 6 studies (30%) did not find any significant differences in the clinical results between double-bundle and single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions. However, 14 studies (70%) reported significantly better results with the double-bundle technique than with the single-bundle technique. In addition, none of the studies found that the single-bundle technique had better results in any of these evaluations than the double-bundle technique.
authors.affiliation: Sports Clinic, Hospital Mehiläinen, Tampere, Finland. timo.jarvela@sci.fi
authors.forename: Timo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Järvelä
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Järvelä
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / Q000379:methods*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome