Open AccessDouble-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Hamstring Tendon Hybrid Grafts in Patients Over 40 Years of Age: Comparisons Between Different Age Groups
Author(s) -
Yusuke Nishio,
Eiji Kondo,
Jun Onodera,
Tomohiro Onodera,
Tomonori Yagi,
Norimasa Iwasaki,
Kazunori Yasuda
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.329
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2325-9671
DOI - 10.1177/2325967118773685
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior cruciate ligament , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , hamstring , surgery , tendon
Equivalent clinical outcomes were seen between the 2 age groups after double-bundle ACL reconstruction. Postoperative anterior laxity was significantly less in older patients than in younger patients, however, older patients had significantly less quadriceps muscle strength than younger patients. Surgeons should be aware of residual muscle weakness and tunnel enlargement when performing double-bundle ACL reconstruction in older patients.
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