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The Effect of Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis on Lower-Extremity Lean Mass Recovery Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the addition of Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis (LET) influences postoperative lower-extremity LM recovery following bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR). We hypothesize that patients undergoing ACLR BTB with LET will demonstrate greater loss of operative-leg LM at 9 months postoperatively compared with patients undergoing isolated ACLR BTB.
Official title: The Effect of Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis on Lower-Extremity Lean Mass Recovery Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2026-10
Completion Date
2031-08
Last Updated
2026-08-20
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Bone-patellar Tendon-bone (BTB)
Harvested with bone on both ends of soft tissue. A portion of the patient's patellar tendon, along with bone plugs from the patella and tibial tubercle, is harvested and used to reconstruct the torn ACL through bone tunnels created in the tibia and femur.
Bone-patellar Tendon-bone (BTB) and Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis (LET)
A strip of the iliotibial band on the outside of the knee is used to provide additional stability and reduce abnormal rotational movement following ACL reconstruction.
Locations (1)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States