Augmentation of Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear: Early Results (Augmentation)

Clinical evaluation for the patients with partial ACL tear who had ACL augmentation

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: ACL Injury; ACL Augmentation
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: we will do ACL augmentation surgery to the patients who have partial ACL tear

Detailed Description

we will do a clinical evaluation depending mainly on IKDC score for patients with partial ACL tear who undergoing ACL augmentation surgery inside Assiut university hospital

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Michael Mikhaeil, Resident; Phone Number: 01289375910; Email: mickelmikhaa5@gmail.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Mohamed Abd-El Radi, Lecturer; Phone Number: 01225338766; Email: mradi@aun.edu.eg

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Asyut, Egypt
    • Recruiting
    • Assiyt University
    • Contact: Mickel Mikhaa, resident; Phone Number: +201289375910; Email: mickelmikhaa5@gmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 15 years to 50 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• age from 15 to 50 years old
• Partial ACL tear without any other ligament injury
• with and without meniscal tear
• with and without knee deformity
• recent and chronic injury

Exclusion Criteria:

• younger than 15 and older than 50 y
• multiligament injury
• complete ACL tear
• failed ACL reconstruction or repair

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Augmentation group; We will use hamstring graft in which fixation of graft will be by adjustable loop devices for femoral part fixation & Bioscrews +/- staples for tibial part fixation	Procedure: we will do ACL augmentation surgery to the patients who have partial ACL tear; we will do ACL augmentation surgery to the patients who have ACL partial tear using hamstring graft and fixation of the graft to the femoral part by adjustable loop and tibial part with Bio or peak screws +\- staples.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The main outcome is difference in IKDC scores between the patients	we will evaluate the clinical outcome post operative mainly according to the difference in IKDC score between the patients	Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Assiut University
• Investigators: Study Director: Mohamed Abd-El Radi, Lecturer, Orthopaedic Department , Faculty of medicine, Assiut University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Gobbi A, Whyte GP. Long-term Outcomes of Primary Repair of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Combined With Biologic Healing Augmentation to Treat Incomplete Tears. Am J Sports Med. 2018 Dec;46(14):3368-3377. doi: 10.1177/0363546518805740. Epub 2018 Nov 6.
• Dallo I, Chahla J, Mitchell JJ, Pascual-Garrido C, Feagin JA, LaPrade RF. Biologic Approaches for the Treatment of Partial Tears of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: A Current Concepts Review. Orthop J Sports Med. 2017 Jan 25;5(1):2325967116681724. doi: 10.1177/2325967116681724. eCollection 2017 Jan.
• Sabat D, Kumar V. Partial tears of anterior cruciate ligament: Results of single bundle augmentation. Indian J Orthop. 2015 Mar-Apr;49(2):129-35. doi: 10.4103/0019-5413.152394.
• Sharp JW, Kani KK, Gee A, Mulcahy H, Chew FS, Porrino J. Anterior cruciate ligament fixation devices: Expected imaging appearance and common complications. Eur J Radiol. 2018 Feb;99:17-27. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2017.12.006. Epub 2017 Dec 9.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 9, 2022
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 19, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 19, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 21, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 21, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): May 26, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 22, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 17, 2025
• Last Verified: December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries; Leg Injuries; Knee Injuries; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: 17101888

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No