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NCT06147427 ALL Reconstruction Versus Modified Lemaire's LET in Combination With ACL Reconstruction With a Minimum Follow up of 2 Years

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NCT ID NCT06147427
Status Recruiting
Phase
Sponsor Hospices Civils de Lyon
Condition Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment 248 participants
Start Date 2024-01-16
Primary Completion 2029-01-16

Trial Parameters

Condition Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Sponsor Hospices Civils de Lyon
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Phase N/A
Enrollment 248
Sex ALL
Min Age 18 Years
Max Age 50 Years
Start Date 2024-01-16
Completion 2029-01-16
Interventions
ACL reconstruction with hamstrings combined with ALL plastyACL reconstruction with hamstrings combined with modified Lemaire's LET

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Brief Summary

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are associated with concomitant lesions of the anterolateral ligament (ALL), which increase rotatory instability of the knee. If untreated, ALL insufficiency can compromise the results of ACL reconstruction, with higher risk of iterative ACL tear or additional meniscal lesion. Several surgical techniques have been described to reconstruct the ALL. Indications are increasingly frequent and actually, consensus being young patients, patients practising pivot sports, significant rotational laxity on clinical examination with a positive pivot shift test, or in cases of iterative surgery. To date, the two most popular techniques are the Lemaire technique (use of a fascia lata strip) and LAL reconstruction plasty (use of part of an accessory hamstring tendon). The older Lemaire procedure, popularized in the 1980s has proved its efficiency in terms of biomechanics, safety and reproducibility. More recently, following a new, precise anatomical description, anterolateral ligament plasty (ALL) has been developed, which is intended to be more anatomical than Lemaire's technique, but whose clinical superiority has not yet been demonstrated. Both techniques are currently used in our department, with the choice of technique left to the surgeon's discretion. To date, no randomized prospective study has demonstrated the clinical superiority of one technique over the other with a long term follow up. The aim of this study was to compare graft survival of ALL reconstruction versus modified Lemaire LET in combination with ACL reconstruction with a minimum follow up of 2 years. Secondary aim was to compare functional outcomes between both groups.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Man or woman with age between 18 and 50 years old * disabling anterior chronic laxity * 1 criteria of anterolateral plasty indication : pivot sport, rotatory instability with positive pivot shift test * Patient who signed the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * any associated procedure (excluding meniscal resection or repair) like osteotomy or meniscus graft * pregnant patient * Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision, persons under psychiatric care * Adults under legal protection

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