Prognosis Study of Different Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery Methods (ACLRSurgRCT)

Outcomes Under Three Different Procedures for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, a Prospective Randomized Cohort Study

From June 1, 2016, to July 1, 2017, a total of 406 patients with ACL rupture were randomly assigned to three different ACL surgeries: anatomical single-bundle, central axial single-bundle and double-bundle. A prospective randomized cohort study was conducted.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: Anatomical single-bundle reconstruction（ASBR method）; Other: rehabilitation training protocol; Other: Educate patients on return to sports and the importance of quadriceps strength; Procedure: Central axial single-bundle reconstruction（CASBR group）; Procedure: Double-bundle reconstruction （DBR method）

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 406
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 45 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age from 18-45.
2. ACL rupture confirmed by both physical examination and MRI.
3. Surgery done by senior doctor.
4. Using STG as autograft.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. With bilateral acl rupture.
2. Second injury.
3. Previous surgery in extremity.
4. With OA.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: ASBR group; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using STG, absorbable interface nails and ASBR procedures.	Procedure: Anatomical single-bundle reconstruction（ASBR method）; 406 people were enrolled in the outpatient clinic, after screening for inclusion and exclusion. Of the remaining 243 patients who participated in this RCT, 81 were randomly assigned to the ASBR group to receive anatomic single-bundle reconstruction.We used hamstring as an autograft in the operation, and we chose the anatomical footprint of the anterior cruciate ligament for the positioning of the bone tunnel.Arthroscopic ASB ACL reconstruction was conducted with AMP technique.; Other Names: ASB; Other: rehabilitation training protocol; The rehabilitation program for all patients followed a standardized Process. The first day after surgery, quadriceps sets, straight-leg raises, and prone hangs were initiated. All of the patients were allowed to walk with crutches and braces but with no weightbearing. The range of motion (ROM) progressed from 0 to 90 degrees 3 to 7 days postoperatively and reached 115 degrees within fourth week. Closed kinetic chain exercises and full weightbearing were started in the sixth week. Patients progressed to running without braces at 4 to 6 months.; Other: Educate patients on return to sports and the importance of quadriceps strength; Patients were interviewed by telephone preoperatively, 6 months postoperatively, and 1 year postoperatively to ask about Tegner scores and to encourage reasonable return to sports from 6 months postoperatively. Inform patients of the possibility of osteoarthritis in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction preoperatively, 6 months postoperatively, and 1 year postoperatively in telephone interviews.Tell the patient that return to sports and quadriceps strength is a must if the knee cartilage damage is to improve.
Other: CASBR group; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using STG, absorbable interface nails and CASBR procedures.	Other: rehabilitation training protocol; The rehabilitation program for all patients followed a standardized Process. The first day after surgery, quadriceps sets, straight-leg raises, and prone hangs were initiated. All of the patients were allowed to walk with crutches and braces but with no weightbearing. The range of motion (ROM) progressed from 0 to 90 degrees 3 to 7 days postoperatively and reached 115 degrees within fourth week. Closed kinetic chain exercises and full weightbearing were started in the sixth week. Patients progressed to running without braces at 4 to 6 months.; Other: Educate patients on return to sports and the importance of quadriceps strength; Patients were interviewed by telephone preoperatively, 6 months postoperatively, and 1 year postoperatively to ask about Tegner scores and to encourage reasonable return to sports from 6 months postoperatively. Inform patients of the possibility of osteoarthritis in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction preoperatively, 6 months postoperatively, and 1 year postoperatively in telephone interviews.Tell the patient that return to sports and quadriceps strength is a must if the knee cartilage damage is to improve.; Procedure: Central axial single-bundle reconstruction（CASBR group）; 406 people were enrolled in the outpatient clinic, after screening for inclusion and exclusion. Of the remaining 243 patients who participated in this RCT, 81 were randomly assigned to CASBR group.Arthroscopic ASB ACL reconstruction was conducted with transtibial technique and using Hamstring as autograft.Single-bundle reconstruction is used in CASBR reconstruction surgery. The footprint of the implant on the lateral femoral condyle was chosen to be the location of the AMB bone canal in DB reconstruction surgery while the footprint of the implant on the tibial plateau was chosen to be the location of the bone canal of the PLB in DB reconstruction surgery.; Other Names: CASB
Other: DB group; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using STG, absorbable interface nails and DBR procedures.	Other: rehabilitation training protocol; The rehabilitation program for all patients followed a standardized Process. The first day after surgery, quadriceps sets, straight-leg raises, and prone hangs were initiated. All of the patients were allowed to walk with crutches and braces but with no weightbearing. The range of motion (ROM) progressed from 0 to 90 degrees 3 to 7 days postoperatively and reached 115 degrees within fourth week. Closed kinetic chain exercises and full weightbearing were started in the sixth week. Patients progressed to running without braces at 4 to 6 months.; Other: Educate patients on return to sports and the importance of quadriceps strength; Patients were interviewed by telephone preoperatively, 6 months postoperatively, and 1 year postoperatively to ask about Tegner scores and to encourage reasonable return to sports from 6 months postoperatively. Inform patients of the possibility of osteoarthritis in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction preoperatively, 6 months postoperatively, and 1 year postoperatively in telephone interviews.Tell the patient that return to sports and quadriceps strength is a must if the knee cartilage damage is to improve.; Procedure: Double-bundle reconstruction （DBR method）; 406 people were enrolled in the outpatient clinic, after screening for inclusion and exclusion. Of the remaining 243 patients who participated in this RCT, 81 were randomly assigned to the DBR group to receive double bundle reconstruction.The hamstring autograft is still used for double-bundle reconstruction. The surgical approach is to treat the native ligaments as anteromedial bundles and posterolateral bundles and restore the structure of the two bundles of ligaments in the process of a; Other Names: DB

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess graft healing	The difference in signal density between reconstructed ACL and PCL was used to measure graft ligamentation on MRI. Higher signal values represent higher inflammation and lower signal values represent better ligamentation.	At 2 years after surgery
Quadriceps strength	Side to side quadriceps strength assessed by Biodex arthrometer test	At 2 years after surgery
Knee laxity （physical exam）	The side to side knee joint laxity of patients after anterior cruciate ligament surgery can be divided into four grades: grade A: -1~2mm(0+), grade B: 3~5mm (1+), grade C: 6~10mm (2+) and D Grade: >10mm(3+) assessed by Lachman test of physical examination.	At 2 years after surgery
International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Knee Evaluation Form 2000	Patients will be asked to fill out the IKDC2000 score to document the functional status. The minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 100. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 2 years after surgery
Knee laxity （KT-2000 arthrometer）	The knee laxity test of the forward KT-2000 measured knee laxity at pressures of 132Nt, 88Nt, 66Nt, and 44Nt, respectively, while the back-pushing KT-2000 was measured at -132NT, 88Nt, 66Nt, and -44Nt. The foward-pushing KT-2000 asessed side-to-side can be stratified into five levels are (A) < - 1 mm, (B) - 1 to 1 mm, (C) 1-3 mm, (D) 3-5 mm and (E) > 5 mm. The back-pushing KT-2000 is also divided into side to side differences as (A) < - 2 mm, (B) - 2 to - 0.5 mm, (C) - 0.5 to 0.5 mm, (D) 0.5-1 mm and ( E) > 1 mm.	At 2 years after surgery
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)	Magnetic resonance was used to calculate the graft bending angle (GBA), which is the angle between the intra-femoral graft and the intra-articular graft. GBA is associated with graft widening and graft healing.	At 2 years after surgery
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)	We used magnetic resonance 3D reconstruction to derive the area perpendicular to the bony canal and subdivide it into the proximal, mid and distal bony canal of the tibia and femur. Since CT is harmful to the human body, we used magnetic resonance imaging instead of CT to collect the last follow-up data of bone tract widening during the return visit.	At 2 years after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Age	Measuring whether age is a risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction failure	At baseline
BMI	Weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2. Measuring whether bmi is a risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction failure	At baseline
Gender	Measuring whether gender is a risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction failure	At baseline
Single-Legged Hop Test	The patients will perform three submaximal trial repetitions for familiarisation, after which three maximum effort trials are recorded. The uninvolved leg will test first at both inclusion sites. Record the single hop for distance.	At 2 years after surgery
Single-Legged Hop Test	The patients will perform three submaximal trial repetitions for familiarisation, after which three maximum effort trials are recorded. The uninvolved leg will test first at both inclusion sites. Record the single hop for distance.	At 5 years after surgery
Single-Legged Hop Test	The patients will perform three submaximal trial repetitions for familiarisation, after which three maximum effort trials are recorded. The uninvolved leg will test first at both inclusion sites. Record the single hop for distance.	At 10 years after surgery
Triple hop test	The patients will perform three submaximal trial repetitions for familiarisation, after which three maximum effort trials are recorded. The uninvolved leg will test first at both inclusion sites. Record the triple hop for distance.	At 2 years after surgery
Triple hop test	The patients will perform three submaximal trial repetitions for familiarisation, after which three maximum effort trials are recorded. The uninvolved leg will test first at both inclusion sites. Record the triple hop for distance.	At 5 years after surgery
Triple hop test	The patients will perform three submaximal trial repetitions for familiarisation, after which three maximum effort trials are recorded. The uninvolved leg will test first at both inclusion sites. Record the triple hop for distance.	At 10 years after surgery
Cross hop test	The patients will perform three submaximal trial repetitions for familiarisation, after which three maximum effort trials are recorded. The uninvolved leg will test first at both inclusion sites. Record the cross hop for distance.	At 2 years after surgery
Cross hop test	The patients will perform three submaximal trial repetitions for familiarisation, after which three maximum effort trials are recorded. The uninvolved leg will test first at both inclusion sites. Record the cross hop for distance.	At 5 years after surgery
Cross hop test	The patients will perform three submaximal trial repetitions for familiarisation, after which three maximum effort trials are recorded. The uninvolved leg will test first at both inclusion sites. Record the cross hop for distance.	At 10 years after surgery
6-m hop test	The patients will perform three submaximal trial repetitions for familiarisation, after which three maximum effort trials are recorded. The uninvolved leg will test first at both inclusion sites. Record the 6-meter hop for time.	At 2 years after surgery
6-m hop test	The patients will perform three submaximal trial repetitions for familiarisation, after which three maximum effort trials are recorded. The uninvolved leg will test first at both inclusion sites. Record the 6-meter hop for time.	At 5 years after surgery
6-m hop test	The patients will perform three submaximal trial repetitions for familiarisation, after which three maximum effort trials are recorded. The uninvolved leg will test first at both inclusion sites. Record the 6-meter hop for time.	At 10 years after surgery
Knee Outcome Survey Activities of Daily Living (KOS-ADLS) Scale	The ADLS is a 14 item scale that queries patients about how their knee symptoms effect their ability to perform general daily activities (6 items) as well as how their knee condition effects their ability to perform specific functional tasks (8 items). Each item is scored 0-5 with 5 indicating "no difficulty" and 0 representing "unable to perform". The highest possible score is 70. The scores of all items are summed, divided by 70, then multiplied by 100 to give an overall ADLS percent rating. Higher percentages reflect higher levels of functional ability. This scale would be appropriate for patients who either do not participate in sports or recreational activities or for those who have not yet progressed to performing these activities	At 2 years after surgery
Knee Outcome Survey Activities of Daily Living (KOS-ADLS) Scale	The ADLS is a 14 item scale that queries patients about how their knee symptoms effect their ability to perform general daily activities (6 items) as well as how their knee condition effects their ability to perform specific functional tasks (8 items). Each item is scored 0-5 with 5 indicating "no difficulty" and 0 representing "unable to perform". The highest possible score is 70. The scores of all items are summed, divided by 70, then multiplied by 100 to give an overall ADLS percent rating. Higher percentages reflect higher levels of functional ability. This scale would be appropriate for patients who either do not participate in sports or recreational activities or for those who have not yet progressed to performing these activities	At 5 years after surgery
Knee Outcome Survey Activities of Daily Living (KOS-ADLS) Scale	The ADLS is a 14 item scale that queries patients about how their knee symptoms effect their ability to perform general daily activities (6 items) as well as how their knee condition effects their ability to perform specific functional tasks (8 items). Each item is scored 0-5 with 5 indicating "no difficulty" and 0 representing "unable to perform". The highest possible score is 70. The scores of all items are summed, divided by 70, then multiplied by 100 to give an overall ADLS percent rating. Higher percentages reflect higher levels of functional ability. This scale would be appropriate for patients who either do not participate in sports or recreational activities or for those who have not yet progressed to performing these activities	At 10 years after surgery
Knee laxity	The side to side knee joint laxity of patients after anterior cruciate ligament surgery can be divided into four grades: grade A: -1~2mm(0+), grade B: 3~5mm (1+), grade C: 6~10mm (2+) and D Grade: >10mm(3+) assessed by Lachman test of physical examination.	At 5 years after surgery
Knee laxity	The side to side knee joint laxity of patients after anterior cruciate ligament surgery can be divided into four grades: grade A: -1~2mm(0+), grade B: 3~5mm (1+), grade C: 6~10mm (2+) and D Grade: >10mm(3+) assessed by Lachman test of physical examination.	At 10 years after surgery
Quadriceps strength	Side to side quadriceps strength assessed by Biodex arthrometer test	At 5 years after surgery
Quadriceps strength	Side to side quadriceps strength assessed by Biodex arthrometer test	At 10 years after surgery
Lysholm score	Patients will be asked to fill out the Lysholm score to document the functional status. The minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 100. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 2 years after surgery
Lysholm score	Patients will be asked to fill out the Lysholm score to document the functional status. The minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 100. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 5 years after surgery
Lysholm score	Patients will be asked to fill out the Lysholm score to document the functional status. The minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 100. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 10 years after surgery
Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)	Patients will be asked to fill out the KOOS score to document the functional status. The minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 100. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 2 years after surgery
Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)	Patients will be asked to fill out the KOOS score to document the functional status. The minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 100. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 5 years after surgery
Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)	Patients will be asked to fill out the KOOS score to document the functional status. The minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 100. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 10 years after surgery
International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Knee Evaluation Form 2000	Patients will be asked to fill out the IKDC2000 score to document the functional status. The minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 100. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 5 years after surgery
International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Knee Evaluation Form 2000	Patients will be asked to fill out the IKDC2000 score to document the functional status. The minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 100. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 10 years after surgery
Tegner Score	Patients will be asked to fill out the Tegner score to document the functional status. The minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 10. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 2 years after surgery
Tegner Score	Patients will be asked to fill out the Tegner score to document the functional status. The minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 10. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 5 years after surgery
Tegner Score	Patients will be asked to fill out the Tegner score to document the functional status. The minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 10. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 10 years after surgery
Short Form (SF)-36,The medical outcome study 36-items short form health survey (SF-36)	Patients will be asked to fill out the SF-36 to document the quality of life . General health-related quality of life: SF-36 physical component score (range 0 to 100; higher score = better health state) at 2 yearsTh minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 100. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 2 years after surgery
Short Form (SF)-36 ,The medical outcome study 36-items short form health survey (SF-36)	Patients will be asked to fill out the SF-36 to document the quality of life.General health-related quality of life: SF-36 physical component score (range 0 to 100; higher score = better health state) at 5 years. The minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 100. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 5 years after surgery
Short Form (SF)-36,The medical outcome study 36-items short form health survey	Patients will be asked to fill out the SF-36 to document the quality of life.General health-related quality of life: SF-36 physical component score (range 0 to 100; higher score = better health state) at 10 years. The minimum is 0 and the maximum value is 100. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	At 10 years after surgery
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)	The difference in signal density between reconstructed ACL and PCL was used to measure graft ligamentation on MRI. Higher signal values represent higher inflammation and lower signal values represent better ligamentation.	At 5 years after surgery
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)	The difference in signal density between reconstructed ACL and PCL was used to measure graft ligamentation on MRI. Higher signal values represent higher inflammation and lower signal values represent better ligamentation.	At 10 years after surgery
Knee laxity （KT-2000 arthrometer）	The knee laxity test of the forward KT-2000 measured knee laxity at pressures of 132Nt, 88Nt, 66Nt, and 44Nt, respectively, while the back-pushing KT-2000 was measured at -132NT, 88Nt, 66Nt, and -44Nt. The foward-pushing KT-2000 asessed side-to-side can be stratified into five levels are (A) < - 1 mm, (B) - 1 to 1 mm, (C) 1-3 mm, (D) 3-5 mm and (E) > 5 mm. The back-pushing KT-2000 is also divided into side to side differences as (A) < - 2 mm, (B) - 2 to - 0.5 mm, (C) - 0.5 to 0.5 mm, (D) 0.5-1 mm and ( E) > 1 mm.	At 5 years after surgery
Knee laxity （KT-2000 arthrometer）	The knee laxity test of the forward KT-2000 measured knee laxity at pressures of 132Nt, 88Nt, 66Nt, and 44Nt, respectively, while the back-pushing KT-2000 was measured at -132NT, 88Nt, 66Nt, and -44Nt. The foward-pushing KT-2000 asessed side-to-side can be stratified into five levels are (A) < - 1 mm, (B) - 1 to 1 mm, (C) 1-3 mm, (D) 3-5 mm and (E) > 5 mm. The back-pushing KT-2000 is also divided into side to side differences as (A) < - 2 mm, (B) - 2 to - 0.5 mm, (C) - 0.5 to 0.5 mm, (D) 0.5-1 mm and ( E) > 1 mm.	At 10 years after surgery
Computed tomography (CT)	Computed tomography was used to acquire a baseline of the bone tunnel one days after ACL reconstruction for comparison in studies of bone tunnel widening at follow-up visits.	At 1 days after surgery.(baseline)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Yu Jiakuo

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 12, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): January 17, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 1, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 26, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): June 1, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 1, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 26, 2022
• Last Verified: May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Signal of noise (SNQ); Graft bending angle (GBA); Central axial single-bundle; Anatomical single-bundle; Double bundle
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries; Leg Injuries; Knee Injuries; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: ACLSurgRCT-20160601

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No