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Long-Term Followup of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions Using Freeze-Dried Fascia Lata Allografts

Louisiana State University Knee and Sports Medicine Fellowship, New Orleans, Louisiana

David Drez, JR, MD

Louisiana State University Knee and Sports Medicine Fellowship, New Orleans, Louisiana, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

Michael Moss, PT

Orthopaedic Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Center of Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana

Suzy Heck

Center for Orthopaedics, Lake Charles, New Orleans, Louisiana

We identified 79 patients who underwent arthroscopi cally assisted intraarticular anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with freeze-dried fascia lata allografts and an additional lateral extraarticular reconstruction. We were able to contact 62 patients (79%) for follow-up evaluation at an average of 134.5 months. Forty pa tients (51 %) returned for objective evaluation. Lysholm scores at followup averaged 92.3 and Tegner activity scores averaged 5.1. Only four (6%) of the 62 patients contacted reported episodes of full giving way. Thirty (75%) of the 40 patients examined demonstrated 3 mm or less side-to-side difference on KT-1000 arthrometer manual maximum evaluation. Forty-eight (77%) of the 62 patients were participating in sporting activities at final followup. No patient had evidence of graft rejection.

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