Early tunnel enlargement after arthroscopic ACL reconstructions

dc.authorid0000-0003-1829-5700en_US
dc.contributor.authorÜğütmen, Ender
dc.contributor.authorÖzkan, Korhan
dc.contributor.authorGüven, Melih
dc.contributor.authorŞener, Nadir
dc.contributor.authorAltıntaş, Faik
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:01:14Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:01:14Z
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.departmentFakülteler, Tıp Fakültesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate the tunnel enlargement phenomenon after ACL reconstructions performed with hamstrings tendons fixed using the cross pin technique. Sixty-two knees in 62 patients were followed for two years to evaluate the possible clinical implications of the femoral and tibial tunnel enlargements noted after ACL reconstruction. The reconstructions were done with hamstring tendons using the cross-pin technique. Evaluation was based on calculated clinical scores (IKDC and Lysholm knee scores) and quantified by KT-1000 measurements. Sagittal and coronal plane computed tomography and conventional radiography were performed 3 days after operation and were repeated after 3 and 6 weeks, 6, 12 and 24 months, to assess early tunnel enlargement. Although it seems that tunnel enlargement after ACL reconstruction has no impact on the clinical results, long-term implications and potential need for revision surgery must be assessed. In this study, tunnel enlargement was noted fairly early after operation and was thought to be related with drilling of the tunnels. A possible solution to this problem may be drilling the tunnels to a diameter 1 mm smaller than the measured graft diameter, then to enlarge the tunnels to the graft diameter with the appropriate tunnel dilator.en_US
dc.identifier.citationÜğütmen, E., Özkan, K., Güven, M. vd. (2007). Early tunnel enlargement after arthroscopic ACL reconstructions. Acta Orthop. Belg., Universa Press. 73(5), s. 625-629.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage629en_US
dc.identifier.issn0001-6462
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage625en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.actaorthopaedica.be/archive/volume-73/issue-5/
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/3476
dc.identifier.volume73en_US
dc.institutionauthorÜğütmen, Ender
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversa Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofActa Orthop. Belgen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryUluslararası Hakemli Dergide Makale - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY00055
dc.subjectACL reconstructionen_US
dc.subjecthamstring tendonen_US
dc.subjecttunnel enlargementen_US
dc.titleEarly tunnel enlargement after arthroscopic ACL reconstructionsen_US
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication

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