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Lowered femoral tunnel position may have improved subjective outcomes in ACL surgery
Arthroscopy. 2007 Dec;23(12):1326-3360 patients were randomized to undergo a high (11 or 1-o'clock) or low (10 or 2-o'clock) tunnel position for the femoral graft insertion site during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-reconstruction surgery. The primary outcomes were laxity as well as objective and subjective clinical outcomes. The results indicated improved patient-reported subjective outcomes from the IKDC Knee Evaluation Form, but no significant differences were seen in the outcomes of knee laxity, IKDC examination form, or the pivot-shift test.
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