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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 139-146 |
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Effect of drainage tube on knee function after arthroscopically assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Atul Mahajan, Himanshu Kataria
Sports Injury Centre, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Atul Mahajan
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1319-6308.180182
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Background: There is a paucity of literature evaluating the use of intra-articular drains after arthroscopically assisted anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and their effects on knee function. Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of postoperative drain use on knee function after ACL reconstruction with quadrupled hamstring graft. Materials and Methods: In this study, 44 arthroscopic ACL reconstruction patients were randomized for either intra-articular suction drain group or nondrain group. Outcome assessment was done on postoperative day 4, day 10, 1 month, 3, 6, and 12 months after the surgery in which patients were asked to complete a visual analog pain scale. They were assessed for a range of motion (ROM) in flexion and extension with a universal goniometer, knee effusion, and knee stability by Lachman's test. Results: Both treatment and control groups showed no statistical significant difference in flexion of the knee through the ROM (P = 0.116). The percentage reduction in knee effusion was found to be statistically significant at 4 th (P < 0.001), 10 th (P < 0.001) 16, and 1 month (P = 0.012) in between treatment and control group. The overall pain difference between the two groups was not found to be statistically significant (P = 0.198). Conclusion: Clinically, the drain group showed faster pain relief, lesser effusion, and early return to motion compared to the no-drain group but was not statistically significant. |
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