Functional outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Functional outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A longitudinal study
IRAS ID
185249
Contact name
Ayman Gabr
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University College London
Duration of Study in the UK
9 years, 11 months, 30 days
Research summary
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are the most common ligamentous injuries of the knee. Surgical reconstruction of the torn ACL is considered to be the standard treatment in young active patients who wishes to resume sport activities. The aim of ACL reconstruction (ACLR) is primarily to restore knee stability and secondarily prevent the development of degenerative joint disease. The purpose of this longitudinal study is to assess patients’ functional outcomes following ACLR procedures. All the patients, from the University College of London Hospital, who underwent ACLR procedure between 2006 and 2016 will be recruited. The primary outcome will be assessment of the patients’ functional status using self-assessment outcome measures. These include Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), the International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form (IKDC), Tegner and Lysholm scores. The patients will be asked to fill in these questionnaires at 6 months, one year, 2 years, five years and 10 years following the index procedure. The secondary outcome will be comparing the functional outcomes of different ACL graft(substitute) types and ligament reconstruction techniques. The study will be running for the next 10 years.
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 1
REC reference
17/NS/0054
Date of REC Opinion
19 Jun 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion