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The study aims to compare postoperative pain, functional recovery, knee stability, and complications in ACL reconstruction using different surgical techniques.

February 12, 2026Journal of Clinical MedicineOpen Access

All-Inside and Conventional Techniques in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Retrospective Comparison Study

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The study aims to compare postoperative pain, functional recovery, knee stability, and complications in ACL reconstruction using different surgical techniques.
Retrospective comparative cohort study with 104 patients undergoing primary ACL reconstruction between 2018 and 2020.
Patients divided into two groups: conventional full tibial tunnel (58) and all-inside (46) techniques.
Hamstring tendon autografts used, all procedures performed by the same surgical team for consistency.
Clinical outcomes assessed using VAS for pain, Lysholm knee score, and IKDC score; knee stability evaluated with Lachman and pivot-shift tests.
All-inside group had significantly lower VAS pain scores at 3 months and higher Lysholm and IKDC scores (p < 0.01).
No significant differences in outcomes observed at 12-month follow-up.
Anterior knee pain less frequent in all-inside group (p < 0.001).
Time to return to sports was significantly shorter for all-inside technique (about 3 months earlier, p < 0.001).
No significant differences in revision rates between groups (6.9% vs. 8.6%).

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Retrospective study compares pain, recovery, and stability between all-inside and conventional ACL techniques, suggesting benefits of all-inside method.

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Karaali et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698d6eca5be6419ac0d549f0 https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15041404

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Retrospective study compares pain, recovery, and stability between all-inside and conventional ACL techniques, suggesting benefits of all-inside method.

All-Inside and Conventional Techniques in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Retrospective Comparison Study

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All-Inside and Conventional Techniques in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Retrospective Comparison Study

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