| خلاصه مقاله | Objectives: In an ACL deficient knee the tibia is internally rotated
and displaced anteriorly. This abnormal anterior location of tibia
relative to the femur causes PCL kinking and laxation by approximating
its origin and insertion. In case of ACL graft fixation in an
anteriorly displaced tibia, the desired tibiofemoral stability will not be
achieved and a persistent anterior translation of tibia will ensue. The
presence of PCL buckling in the post-surgery MRI is the result of the
failed tibial reduction in ACL surgery. We hypothesized that for
obtaining optimal results in ACL reconstruction surgery, tibia should
be reduced before graft fixation. Our proposed maneuver reduces tibia
to its anatomic location by exerting posterior and external rotational
force. This Maneuver is exerted during final ACL graft fixation. The
purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of this maneuver.
Methods: In a prospective cohort study from Nov 2011 to Oct 2013,
457 patients with ACl reconstruction were enrolled. In 224 cases, the
ACL graft was fixed in a standard fashion with traction applied on the
graft. In the remaining 233 cases, we used a maneuver to reduce the
joint prior to final graft fixation. Anatomic single bundle ACL
reconstruction using quadruple hamstring graft were done in all cases.
The mean follow up was 29 months (24–38 months). Lysholm, IKDC,
modified Cincinnati, Tegner-Lysholm activity scores and pivot shift
test were recorded prior to surgery and at the final follow up. The
anterior translation of tibia was measured using KT 1000 and a
motorize arthrometer. The results were statistically analyzed at the
final follow-up.
Results: Despite a slightly better results in the final Lysholm, IKDC,
modified Cincinnati and Tegner-Lysholm activity scores there were
no significant differences between two groups, but the anterior
translation of tibia measured by KT 1000 and the motorized
arthrometer was significantly lower in the maneuver-exerted group.
The mean KT-1000 arthrometer side-to-side difference was 3.6 mm
for the standard group and 1.5 mm for the maneuver group. The mean
motorized arthrometer side-to-side difference was 4.1 mm for the
standard group and 2.1 mm for the maneuver group. The clinical pivot
shift test (0–3) showed significant better results in the maneuver
group.
Conclusions: According to our results, we concluded that the use of
our proposed maneuver during ACL reconstruction surgery could
improve final results by reducing tibia to its anatomic location. |