Table 1.

Randomised controlled trials comparing single-bundle and double-bundle ACL reconstruction

Study	Year published	Patients	Follow-up	Results
Adachi et al. [34]	2004	108	33 months	SB had more notchplasties than DB group
Aglietti et al. [44]	2010	70	24 months	DB had better VAS, anterior stability and final objective IKDC score
Hussein et al. [46]	2012	281	51 months	DB had the best anterior and rotational stability, also the DB group had better IKDC and Lysholm scores
Ibrahim et al. [41]	2009	200	29 months	DB had the best anterior and rotational stability
Järvelä [36]	2007	65	14 months	DB had better rotational stability
Järvelä et al. [37]	2008	77	24 months	DB had better rotational stability than either of the SB procedures
Munet et al [35]	2007	68	24 months	DB had better anterior and rotational stability
Sastre et al. [43]	2010	40	24 months	No difference
Siebold et al. [38]	2008	70	19 months	DB had better anterior and rotational stability and better objective IKDC score
Streich et al. [42]	2008	49	24 months	No difference
Suomalainen et al. [45]	2011	152	24 months	DB had fewer revisions
Suomalainen et al. [47]	2012	90	60 months	DB had fewer revisions
Zaffagnini et al. [39]	2008	72	36 months	DB had better anterior stability and better subjective, objective and functional evaluations
Zaffagnini et al. [40]	2011	79	96 months	DB had better rotational stability, RoM and functional scores, less degenerative changes and fewer reoperations

ACL anterior cruciate ligament, SB single-bundle, DB double-bundle, VAS visual analog scale, IKDC international knee documentation committee, RoM range of motion