Introduction

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) provides posteroanterior stability to the knee. The incidence of ACL ruptures is 1/3,000. The gold standard in diagnosis is diagnostic arthroscopy. Arthroscopic reconstruction offers the best results.

Objective

To verify that the functional results in postoperative patients of arthroscopic reconstruction of the ACL with the all-inside® technique are good to excellent using the Lysholm functional evaluation scale.

Material and methods

The scores obtained on the Lysholm scale prior to surgery were reviewed at two, six, 10 and 15 postoperative weeks of patients diagnosed with ACL lesion undergoing arthroscopic reconstruction using the all-inside® technique from August 1st, 2016 to August 1st, 2017. The results of the Lysholm functional scale were statistically compared using the Friedman test, and the range of mobility, with the ANOVA and Tukey tests.

Results

A sample of 34 patients was recruited. The average obtained in the Lysholm scale was 87.82 at the 15th postoperative week. There was a statistically significant difference in score of the Lysholm scale and the range of mobility when comparing the score prior to surgery with 10 and 15 postoperative weeks.

Conclusions

All-inside® technique is an adequate therapeutic option for patients with ACL tears that allows good results in short-term follow-up.