Xenograft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction was associated with high graft processing infection.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate clinical ad radiological outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with an immunochemically modified porcine patellar tendon xenograft controlled against human Achilles tendon allograft at 24-month minimum follow-up.

Methods

66 patients undergoing arthroscopic ACL reconstruction were randomized into 2 groups: 34 allografts and 32 xenografts treated to attenuate the host immune response. Follow-up was 24-month minimum. Anterior knee stability was measured as KT - 1000 side-to-side laxity difference (respect to the contralateral healthy knee). Functional performance was assessed by one-legged hop test. Objective manual pivot-shift test and subjective (IKDC, Tegner and SF-36) outcomes were collected. MRI and standard X-Ray were performed.

SUBMITTER: Van Der Merwe W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541808 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature