Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (51): 8352-8358.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.51.027

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Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction through transtibial and anteromedial approaches: a Meta-analysis

Dong Zhe1, Wang Lei1, Ma Yan-hui1, Hu Fang1, Ma Gai-ping1, Wang Feng-feng2   

  1. 1Fourth Ward, Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Yan’an University, Yan’an 716000, Shaanxi Province, China; 2Department of Blood Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of Yan’an University, Yan’an 716000, Shaanxi Province, China
  • Received:2015-10-30 Online:2015-12-10 Published:2015-12-10
  • Contact: Wang Lei, Studying for doctorate, Attending physician, Fourth Ward, Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Yan’an University, Yan’an 716000, Shaanxi Province, China
  • About author:Dong Zhe, Associate chief physician, Fourth Ward, Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Yan’an University, Yan’an 716000, Shaanxi Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Some randomized controlled trials attempt to answer the advantages and disadvantages of arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction through transtibial and anteromedial approaches, but there are no consistent findings.
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a Meta-analysis on the effectiveness of arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction via transtibial and anteromedial approaches.
METHODS: PubMed, Embase, Cochranel Library, CBMdisc, VIP and WanFang were searched by computer, and relevant Chinese and English orthopedic journals were retrieved manually. Controlled trials related to the effectiveness of arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction via the transtibial and anteromedial approaches were included. The methodological quality of trials was critically assessed. RevMan 5.0 software was used for data analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Seven articles were included. Meta-analysis results showed that there were significant differences between the transtibial and anteromedial approaches in the following aspects: femoral tunnel length [relative risk (RR) 3.91, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.49, 6.34); RR=12.73, 95%CI (11.91, 13.55)]; tunnel orientation in coronal plane (°) [RR=18.18, 95%CI (17.10, 19.25)]; tibial tunnel orientation in sagittal plane [RR=6.16, 95%CI (5.23, 7.10)], postoperative Lysholm score [RR=6.16, 95%CI (-3.59, -2.63)]. These findings indicate that arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction via the transtibial approaches is better than that via the anteromedial approaches. 

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