Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare clinical outcomes and graft healing after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with anteromedial and central femoral tunnel placement. During 2016 and 2018, 110 consecutive patients underwent single bundle ACL reconstruction; 85 patients met the inclusion criteria, and each patient underwent 3D-CT within 1week and MRI 1.5years after the operation. The central point of the femoral tunnel and signal/noise quotient (SNQ) of three regions of interest (ROI) in the intra-articular graft were measured to analyse the tunnel position and graft healing extent. Clinical assessments, including functional scores, KT-2000 arthrometer measurements and pivot-shift tests, were evaluated at the 2-year follow-up. Patients were divided into two groups depending on the femoral tunnel position: the anteromedial position group (Group A) and the centre position group (Group B). Seventy-one patients were available for the 2-year follow-up and MRI examination: 34 patients in Group A and 35 patients in Group B, and 2 patients were excluded for an eccentric tunnel position. No graft failure occurred, and compared with the preoperative assessment outcomes, the outcomes of both groups improved at the final follow-up. Group A was significantly better than Group B regarding the KT-2000 arthrometer measurements (P = 0.031). No significant differences were observed in terms of functional scores, pivot-shift test results, or the SNQ between groups. No differences in clinical outcomes or graft healing were found between AM and central femoral tunnel placements in single bundle ACL reconstruction. Therefore, satisfactory clinical outcomes, knee stability and graft healing can be obtained for both femoral tunnel placements. II.

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