Application effect of computer navigation technique in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction:a meta-analysis
Objective To systematically evaluate the accuracy of computer navigation technique in the positioning of bone tunnel location of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction(ACLR) and its effect on post-operative functional recovery.Methods The controlled trials of computer navigation-assisted ACLR in the da-tabases of Cochrane Library,PubMed,Embase,CNKI,Wanfang and VIP Database were retrieved.The retriev-al time limit was from the establishment of the database to August 2023.According to the inclusion and exclu-sion criteria,the NoteExpress V3.0 software was used to screen the literatures,the Cochrane risk bias assess-ment tool was used to evaluate the quality of the included literatures,and the RevMan5.4 software was used for conducting the meta analysis.Results A total of 10 trials involving 705 patients were included,including 354 cases in the navigation group and 351 cases in the conventional group.The meta analysis results showed that compared with the conventional group,the location positioning of bone tunnel in the navigation group was significantly improved[in femoral side (MD=5.59,95%CI:1.21-9.97,P=0.01) and tibial side (MD=1.32,95%CI:0.20-2.43,P=0.02).However there were no statistically significant differences in the IKDC scores (MD=1.76,95%CI:-0.17 to 3.70,P=0.07),Lysholm scores (MD=0.49,95%CI:-0.16 to 1.14,P=0.14),Tegner scores (MD=-0.08,95%CI:-0.35 to 0.20,P=0.58),KT-1000 anterior shift dis-tance (MD=0.01,95%CI:-0.49 to 0.52,P=0.96),the positive rate of Lachman test (RD=-0.01,95%CI:-0.09 to 0.07,P=0.75) and the positive rate of axial shift test (RD=-0.09,95%CI:-0.22 to 0.04,P=0.20).Conclusion The computer navigation technology is conducive to elevate the accuracy of tibial and femoral tunnel positioning in ACLR,but could not improve the postoperative functional recovery of the pa-tients.