Comparative Study of Patellar Tendon Graft versus Hamstrings Graft for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Graft selection for primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is very important part of knee stability. The purpose of this Qasi experimental study was to compare the clinical outcomes after ACL reconstruction using either a BPTB graft or a four-strand hamstrings graft and conducted from January 2012 to December 2013. Patients presented with a symptomatic unilateral ACL rupture who were underwent ACL reconstruction by using either BPTB or Hamstrings graft, IPD of Department of Orthopedics at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka as well as in a private hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh were selected as study population. Patients were divided into Group A who were treated with the patellar tendon bone graft and Group B patients who were received hamstrings tendon graft. All surgery was performed by the same surgeon and the both procedures were arthroscopically assisted. Operation was performed at least three (03) weeks after initial trauma. All patients were assessed by independent examiner before surgery, at 6 months, 12 months and then annually by clinically. A total number of 70 patients were recruited for this study. The mean age with SD of Group A and Group B were 27.31±10.91 and 26.97±10.10 years respectively (p=0.892). Tegner scores were measured preoperatively and post-operatively. The score were 2.2±1.1 and 2.1±1.0 in preoperatively (p=0.817). In post-operatively the mean score were 6.0±1.7 and 5.8±1.5 in Group A and Group B respectively (p=0.508). Regarding outcome of the operation excellent was 18(51%) cases in both Group A and Group B, good was 15 (43%) and 16(46%) cases in Group A and Group B respectively (p=0.793). In conclusion there was no significant difference between the two groups of the ACL reconstructions cases.