Sivananda Patri1, Sanjay Kumar2, Suresh Padya3, Varun Kumar Paka4
BACKGROUND
The knee joint is the most commonly injured of all joints and the ACL is the most commonly injured ligament. Arthroscopic reconstruction of ACL has become gold standard in treating these injuries.
AIM
1. To compare the short-term results of ACL reconstruction using single bundle (one Tibial + one Femoral tunnel) and non-anatomical double-bundle (one Tibial + two Femoral tunnels) techniques using Hamstrings (Semitendinosus ± Gracilis) graft.
2. To evaluate ACL graft reconstruction stability measured by laxometry and to find out an association with clinical findings.
MATERIAL & METHODS
We performed a prospective study between 2014-2015 of 20 case of ACL injuries & compared single bundle reconstruction with Non – anatomical double Bundle reconstruction with semitendinosus ± Gracilis, Autograft using laxometry.
CONCLUSION
Arthroscopic Non-anatomical double ACL Reconstruction is Bio-mechanically stable reconstruction resembling anatomy of the ACL.
