title: DOUBLE-BUNDLE ANATOMICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY WITH TWO-YEAR FOLLOW-UP.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To prospectively evaluate the results from double-bundle reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament, among patients at our clinic, by means of the 2000 protocol of the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC).
  
  
  METHODS
  Case series; level of evidence IV.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-eight patients who underwent anatomical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using an autologous flexor tendon graft by means of the double-bundle technique were evaluated in accordance with the IKDC 2000 protocol. The patients' ages ranged from 17 to 58 years, with a mean of 35.2 years. The follow-up ranged from 24 to 37 months (mean of 28.9 months).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Postoperatively, 89.65% of the pivot-shift test findings were negative. In the final evaluation, 44 (75.86%) of the patients' knees were graded as normal, 13 (22.41%) as nearly normal and one (1.72 %) as abnormal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The technique used was effective in promoting restoration of joint stability, without compromising mobility.
authors.affiliation: PhD in Orthopedics and Traumatology from the USP School of Medicine. Attending Physician at Apex Orthopedics and Traumatology and at the Unimed Hospital, Sorocaba.
authors.forename: Julio Cesar
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gali
authors.affiliation: Attending Physician at Apex Orthopedics and Traumatology and at the Unimed Hospital, Sorocaba.
authors.forename: Maurício Sante Bettio
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mod
authors.affiliation: Attending Physician at Apex Orthopedics and Traumatology and at the Unimed Hospital, Sorocaba.
authors.forename: Hélio Massahiro
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Mimura
authors.affiliation: MSc in Orthopedics and Traumatology from Unifesp.
authors.forename: Walberto
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kushiyama
keywords: Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Orthopedic Procedures; Treatment Results