Comparison of Bone-patellar Tendon-bone and Patellar Tendon-bone Grafts in ACL Reconstruction

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Conditions studied: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

In brief

The purpose of this randomized study is to compare donor site morbidity and clinical and functional outcomes of both surgery techniques (bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) graft versus bone-patellar tendon without patellar bone plug (PT) graft) for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) in athletes. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does PT graft reduce donor site morbidity compared to the standard BPTB graft? * Does PT technique provide clinical and functional results comparable to the BPTB technique? Researchers will compare the incidence of complications and clinical and functional outcomes between the BPTB and PT grafts groups. Patients will: * Undergo ACLR surgical intervention using one of the two assigned techniques (BPTB or PT) * Follow a two-year assessment program, including visits at three, eight, 12 and 24 months after surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07475351

Run by

Universidad de Granada

People needed

110

Starts

2026-01-01

Expected to finish

2028-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-23

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Time for injury to surgery of less than six months.
• Active athletes (federated or recreational)
• Patellar tendon length > 42mm measured by MRI.
• Age between 12 and 40 years old
• Genders eligible for Study: both

You may not qualify if…

• Previous surgery or history of ligamentous knee injuries.
• Concomitant knee ligament injury
• Major meniscal injury (more than 50% of the lateral or medial meniscus)
• Chondral injury greater than Outerbridge Grade I-II

Where it is running

• Health Sciences Faculty, University of Granada — Granada, Granada, Spain (enrolling)

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