Single-Bundle Versus Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Assessment With Vertical Jump Test

• Published in: Arthroscopy Vol. 29; no. 7; pp. 1201 - 1210
• Main Authors: Ventura, Alberto, M.D, Iori, Stefano, M.D, Legnani, Claudio, M.D, Terzaghi, Clara, M.D, Borgo, Enrico, M.D, Albisetti, Walter, M.D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anterior Cruciate Ligament - surgery; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction - methods; Athletic Performance - physiology; Biomechanical Phenomena; Exercise Test - methods; Female; Humans; Joint Instability - diagnosis; Joint Instability - surgery; Knee Joint - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Orthopedics; Prospective Studies; Range of Motion, Articular; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

Purpose The study was designed to compare the clinical results of traditional single-bundle (SB) anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with those of double-bundle (DB) ACL reconstruction. Methods This study comprised 80 patients aged 18 to 45 years with an isolated ACL lesion: 40 patients...