Paper 288: 7-10 Years After ACL Reconstruction with Special Emphasis on Quality of Life and Subjective Function. Patellar Tendon Graft vs. Quadruple Semitendinosus Graft: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

In a two-centre RCT 1995 – 1997, 164 patients with anterior cruciate ligament rupture were randomised to arthroscopic reconstruction with Bone-Patellar tendon-Bone (BTB) or quadruple Semitendinosus tendon graft (ST). In previously published results after two years, the groups showed equal results with no statistically significant differences except better kneeling ability in the ST group. Early reconstructed patients also tended to do better.