LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTIONS USING FREEZE-DRIED FASCIA LATA ALLOGRAFTS

We identified 79 patients who underwent arthroscopically assisted intr aarticular anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with freeze-dried fascia lata allografts and an additional lateral extraarticular recon struction. We were able to contact 62 patients (79%) for follow-up eva luation at an average of 134.5 months. Forty patients (51%) returned f or objective evaluation. Lysholm scores at followup averaged 92.3 and Tegner activity scores averaged 5.1. Only four (6%) of the 62 patients contacted reported episodes of full giving way. Thirty (75%) of the 4 0 patients examined demonstrated 3 mm or less side-to-side difference on KT-1000 arthrometer manual maximum evaluation. Forty-eight (77%) of the 62 patients were participating in sporting activities at final fo llowup. No patient had evidence of graft rejection.