Effect of Matching or Overconstraining Knee Laxity During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Knee Osteoarthritis and Clinical Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 84-Month Follow-up

Conclusion:
The results do not support the hypotheses that the high-tension group would have improved outcomes when compared with the low-tension group after 84 months of healing or that the outcomes for the high-tension group would be equivalent to those for the matched control group. While there were minor differences in patient-reported outcomes between the 2 laxity-based tension groups, all other outcomes were similar.

Registration:
NCT00434837

Source: The American Journal of Sports Medicine - June 30, 2016 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Akelman, M. R., Fadale, P. D., Hulstyn, M. J., Shalvoy, R. M., Garcia, A., Chin, K. E., Duryea, J., Badger, G. J., Tung, G. A., Fleming, B. C. Tags: Clinical assessment/Grading scales, Knee ligaments, ACL Source Type: research