Clinical effect of anterior cruciate ligament combined with anterolateral ligament reconstruction using the hamstring tendon penetrating the femoral tunnel / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Obiective:To explore the surgical technique of arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) combined with anterior lateral ligament (ALL) using the hamstring tendon graft through the femoral tunnel, and evaluate the clinical efficacy before and after surgery.Methods:Retrospective analysis of clinical data of 20 patients with ACL combined with ALL rupture admitted to Qinhuangdao First Hospital of Hebei Medical University from October 2020 to July 2022. All patients received arthroscopic reconstruction of ACL combined with ALL using the hamstring tendon graft through the femoral tunnel. The Lysholm knee joint score, International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, and Lachman test were evaluated using a questionnaire survey, and objective evaluations were performed using a knee joint activity measurement instrument and a KT-2000 measurement instrument before and 1 year after surgery. Compare the Lysholm knee joint score, IKDC score, Lachman test grade, knee flexion and extension range of motion, and tibia anterior and posterior relaxation before and after surgery. The measurement data were represented by mean ± standard deviation ( ± s), and t-test was used for comparison before and after surgery. The comparison of paired grade data before and after surgery was conducted using Wilcoxon test. Results:All 20 patients underwent surgery successfully, and all patients were followed up for an average follow-up time of (12.2±1.4) months, with a surgical time of 60-90 minutes. Postoperative MRI examination of the knee joint showed good graft fixation and no common complications such as knee stiffness, infection, deep vein thrombosis, and neurovascular injury. At the last follow-up, the knee joint flexion and extension activities of 20 patients were normal, with 2 patients weakly positive for Lachman test I; the Lysholm knee joint score and IKDC score increased from preoperative (44.6±1.7) points and (54.2±2.0) points to final follow-up (87.5±1.3) points and (89.6±1.0) points, respectively. The knee joint flexion and extension range of motion increased from preoperative (35.0±1.5)°to final follow-up (134.2±2.5)°, and the knee joint stability and function score improved significantly compared to preoperative, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05); bend the knee 90°, KT-2000 measures the difference in tibial relaxation decreased from preoperative (11.9±1.0) mm to final follow-up (1.9±0.3) mm. The results showed that the stability of the knee joint was significantly improved compared to before surgery, and the difference before and after surgery was statistically significant ( P<0.05). Conclusions:The surgical technique of arthroscopic reconstruction of ACL and ALL using a single bundle of hamstring tendon graft under knee arthroscopy is safe and effective, and can restore the stability of knee joint rotation in patients. The clinical subjective and objective functional scoring indicators for short-term follow-up after surgery are satisfactory.