Reconstruction of Chronic Patellar Tendon Rupture With Contralateral Bone-Tendon-Bone Autograft
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the clinical and functional outcome following the reconstruction of chronic patellar tendon ruptures using the contralateral bone-tendon-bone (BTB) autograft.
Methods: The records of seven patients who underwent reconstruction of chronic patellar tendon rupture with contralateral patellar BTB were retrospectively reviewed. Chronic tears were defined as a minimum of 3 months from injury to initial clinical evaluation. Clinical assessments included range of motion of the knee, Tegner, Lysholm and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score and a radiographic analysis of patellar height (Caton-Deschamps index). Postoperative complications and quadriceps strength at last follow-up were reported.
Results: The mean age of the patients undergoing surgery was 33 (±10.5) years with a mean follow-up of 41.3 (±29.7) months. Reconstruction surgery was performed at an average of 16 months (3-60 months) after the injury. 86 % of the patients had a normal patella height with mean of patellar height of 1.5 (±0.2) in preoperative radiographs and of 1.2 (±0.07) on postoperative evaluation (p = 0.0136). The mean IKDC was 45.5 (±10.8) before surgery and 64.5 (±12.4) at the last follow-up (p = 0.0001), and Lysholm score was 45.4 (±11.3) and 79 (±11.8), respectively (p = 0.0001). The median Tegner activity scale preinjury was 6 (range 5-7), preoperatively was 1 (range 1-2) and 4 (range 2-5) postoperatively (p = 0.0001). All patients had quadriceps wasting with a difference in thigh girth between the injured side and healthy side of 3.6 ± 0.7 cm (ns). No surgical complications were encountered.
Conclusions: In this limited cohort, surgical reconstruction of chronic patellar tendon ruptures using contralateral bone-tendon-bone graft was a safe and viable option that improves clinical and functional outcomes compared to presurgical function. However, despite the restoration of a normal patellar height, function did not return to preinjury level.
DOI
10.1007/s00167-015-3951-7
Publication Date
8-2017
Keywords
Autograft, Bone-tendon-bone, Chronic injury, Patellar tendon rupture, Reconstruction
ISSN
1433-7347
Recommended Citation
Temponi EF, Camelo N, Tuteja S, Thaunat M, Daggett M, Fayard J, Honório de Carvalho L, Sonnery-Cottet B. Reconstruction of Chronic Patellar Tendon Rupture With Contralateral Bone-Tendon-Bone Autograft. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2017; 25(8). doi: 10.1007/s00167-015-3951-7.
