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Arthralgia/diagnosis , Knee Joint/diagnostic imaging , Osteochondromatosis/diagnosis , Synovial Fluid/physiology , Adult , Arthralgia/diagnostic imaging , Arthralgia/surgery , Arthroscopy , Female , Humans , Knee Joint/surgery , Osteochondromatosis/diagnostic imaging , Osteochondromatosis/surgery , RadiographySubject(s)
Athletic Injuries/surgery , Muscle, Skeletal/injuries , Splints , Tendon Injuries/surgery , Thigh/surgery , Adult , Athletic Injuries/diagnosis , Athletic Injuries/rehabilitation , Female , Humans , Ischium/injuries , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Muscle, Skeletal/surgery , Rupture/surgery , Tendon Injuries/diagnosis , Tendon Injuries/rehabilitation , Thigh/injuriesABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To investigate the outcome of arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with hamstring autograft using femoral cross-pin fixation compared with patellar tendon autografts. TYPE OF STUDY: Matched retrospective cohort. METHODS: Twenty-one patients who underwent ACL reconstruction with hamstring autograft and femoral cross-pin fixation were evaluated at an average of 16.4 months postoperatively. Subjective data were collected using the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) and the Cincinnati Knee Scale. Objective data included a comprehensive knee examination, plain radiographs, and KT-1000 measurements. The results were compared with 19 matched patients who had previously undergone ACL reconstruction using patellar tendon autograft. RESULTS: The average KT-1000 maximal manual side-to-side difference was 1.63 +/- 0.68 mm. Eighty-six percent of IKDC scores were normal or nearly normal. The average overall Cincinnati Knee Scale subjective symptom rating was 8.7 +/- 1.2. There was no significant difference in subjective or objective data between the 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS: ACL reconstruction using femoral cross-pin fixation is a reliable technique showing outcomes comparable to other established methods of fixation. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, case series.
