
Sports Medicine
Double-bundle ACLR provides better rotational stability vs single-bundle ACLR
Arthroscopy. 2016 Sep;32(9):1887-904. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2016.03.008. Epub 2016 May 13.22 studies (15 RCTs and 7 prospective cohorts) were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis to provide a comprehensive synthesis of evidence comparing anatomic double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (DB-ACLR) and anatomical single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (SB-ACLR) while accounting for the different drilling techniques applied. The results of this meta-analysis indicated that regardless of femroal drilling technique used (transtibial or independent) in SB-ACLR, DB-ACLR provided significantly greater rotational stability. The study also identified differences between SB-ACLR drilling techniques when compared to DB-ACLR, indicating that when an independent drilling technique was used, there were no significant differences in anterior laxity or IKDC scores, while the use of a transtibial drilling technique for SB-ACLR resulted in greater anterior laxity and worse IKDC objective scores in comparison to DB-ACLR.
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