Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The fixed tendon graft have many ways, each system has its own advantages as well as shortcomings. For fixed by what method the tendon graft, the current is still not a unified international standard.
OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively evaluate clinical results of arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with hamstring autograft and the Transfix technique.
METHODS: A total of 20 patients that had been treated with arthroscopic single bundle ACL reconstruction by use of hamstring tendon autografts with ACL fixation system composed of femoral fixation via Transfix and tibia fixation via interference screw in Second Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from September 2008 to January 2010. Twenty cases were followed up for 6-16 months (average 10 months) to assess the patient’s range of motion, stability, and other indicators.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: During follow-up, no patients had serious complications, and all patients gained normal knee activity. The mean Lysholm score was (60.20±11.54) preoperatively and (92.95±3.546) postoperatively (P < 0.05). Six months after the operation, on the basis of the final International Knee Documentation Committee grade, 18 knees were normal, 2 were nearly normal. This study concludes that the reconstruction of ACL under arthroscopy with hamstring tendons and the Trans?x technique is an effective method．