A comparison of fresh-frozen allograft and autograft results in arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Objectives: This study’s goal was to make a comparison of clinical outcomes between anatomic ACL reconstruction with fresh-frozen allograft and anatomic ACL reconstruction with autograft. Methods: The retrospective results of 87 patients, who had undergone anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with fresh-frozen allograft (n: 49) or autograft (n: 38), were included in the study. While preoperative and postoperative levels of activity were assessed using the Tegner activity scale, the functional status was used by the Lysholm knee score. The preoperative and postoperative Lachman test, pivot shift test, and anterior drawer test were used to evaluate clinical instability.Results: The patients’ mean age was 28.3 ± 7 years (16-49). There were 87 male patients. The average time between the ACL injury and surgery was 13.4 months (2 months-10 years). The Lysholm knee score, Tegner activity score, and instability test results were satisfactory compared with the preoperative values, and no significant difference was determined between the two groups (p> 0.05).Conclusions: There was no difference between ACL reconstructions with fresh-frozen allograft and autograft in terms of the studied parameters.