Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is an important disease in the younger population and especially professional athletes followed by trauma. There are different surgical methods for repairing ACL rupture each having their own prognosis rates. Here in this study, we investigated and compared results of ACL reconstruction after the fixed loop and adjustable loop surgical procedure in patients with ACL rupture.

Methods: In this study, we evaluated 60 patients with ACL rupture and divided them into two groups each containing 30 patients. Fixed loop and adjustable loop ACL repair were performed for each group. Data regarding knee society score, static laxity, and joint range of motion (ROM), patient's satisfaction and returning to normal daily activities were collected and compared between two groups after 6 months follow up using SPSS software.

Results: We showed that there was no significant difference between two groups of patients regarding investigated factors (P>0.05). No surgical site infections were also observed during the study.

Conclusion: Both fixed loop and adjustable loop grafting procedures for ACL repair indicate beneficial results and are effective in patients with ACL rupture. We suggest that orthopedic surgeons could use each of these methods according to their own experience and the patient's condition. There are no significant differences between these two methods in the prognosis of patients.

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