Clinical Result of Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Technique

The clinical results of arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using the bone-patellar tendon-bone technique in a series of twenty-four patients over six months after surgery were reviewed. Eleven patients were treated using only bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB group) and thirteen patients were treated with augmented Kennedy LAD (BTB+L group).Statiatical analysis of the objective findings showed no significant differrences between the groups. However vague pain was reported in the BTB+L group significanthy more. We concluded that augmentation with Kennedy LAD is indicated for a limited number of specical cases.