Good clinical outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in patients over 60 years of age.

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical outcomes following arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) in patients over 60 years and to investigate the potential impact of preoperative osteoarthritis (OA) on these outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective study included ACL-injured patients over 60 years who underwent primary arthroscopic ACLR between 2010 and 2020. The Lysholm score and the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score were assessed preoperatively and at the final follow-up.

The apex of the deep cartilage is a stable landmark to evaluate the femoral tunnel position in ACL reconstruction.

Purpose: To develop a simple and effective method for evaluating the femoral tunnel position using the apex of the deep cartilage (ADC) as the landmark.

Methods: A total of 52 patients who underwent arthroscopic ACL reconstruction were recruited between June and September 2021. The femoral tunnel was placed on the central point of the anteromedial footprint with an accessory anteromedial and a high anterolateral portal.