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The all-inside technique for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction provides comparable clinical and functional outcomes to the full tibial tunnel technique while significantly reducing post-operative tibial tunnel enlargement. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This study aims to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of all-inside and full tibial tunnel techniques in ACL reconstruction.

May 16, 2026Journal of Orthopaedic Case ReportsOpen Access

Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of All-inside Versus Complete Tibial Tunnel Techniques in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction using Hamstring Tendon Autograft: A Prospective Comparative Study

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This study aims to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of all-inside and full tibial tunnel techniques in ACL reconstruction.
Prospective enrollment of 60 patients, divided into two groups of 30 each for all-inside and full tibial tunnel techniques.
Assessment of functional scores using the Lysholm, International Knee Documentation Committee, and Knee Society scores.
MRI evaluation of socket widening, graft integrity, and PCL buckling.
At 18-24 months follow-up, no significant differences in femoral socket widening or subjective function scores.
Significantly larger tibial tunnel diameter observed in the full tibial tunnel group (P < 0.005).
Graft continuity, laxity, and PCL buckling were comparable between both groups.

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Prospective trial compares all-inside and full tibial tunnel techniques for ACL reconstruction, indicating favorable outcomes for both methods.

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Kumar et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a080b84a487c87a6a40daa9 https://doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2026.v16.i05.7326

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Implication

Prospective trial compares all-inside and full tibial tunnel techniques for ACL reconstruction, indicating favorable outcomes for both methods.

Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of All-inside Versus Complete Tibial Tunnel Techniques in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction using Hamstring Tendon Autograft: A Prospective Comparative Study

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Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of All-inside Versus Complete Tibial Tunnel Techniques in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction using Hamstring Tendon Autograft: A Prospective Comparative Study

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