Initial Graft Tension and ACL Surgery
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Official title
Effects of Initial Graft Tension on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Brief summary
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The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of four strong ligaments connecting the bones of the knee joint. If overstretched, the ACL can tear. Reconstruction of a torn ACL is now a common surgical procedure. The amount of tension applied to the ACL during reconstruction may indirectly affect the possible onset of arthritis over time. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of initial graft tension set during ACL reconstruction surgery on the progression of knee arthritis over at least a 15-year period.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00434837
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 168 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 15 Years to 50 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 31, 2004
- Primary completion
- Feb 28, 2024
- Completion
- Feb 28, 2024
- Last update posted
- Aug 24, 2026
2004 – 2024
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University | Providence | Rhode Island | 02903 | — |
| Miriam Hospital/Brown University | Providence | Rhode Island | 02906 | — |
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- Last update posted Aug 24, 2026 · Synced Sep 4, 2026
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