Objective To prospectively compare the postoperative clinical effect of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) anatomical reconstruction with traditional reconstruction. Methods Sixty-two patients with the anterior cruciate rupture in our hospital were selected and randomly divided into two groups: anatomical reconstruction group and control group. Patients of the anatomical reconstruction group were given surgical treatment of arthroscopic anatomical reconstruction of single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament. Patients of both the anatomical and control groups were given surgical treatment of arthroscopic traditional reconstruction of single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament. The functions of knee were analyzed and compared 6-15 months after operation. Results Lysholm scores of all the patients significantly increased after operation. There was significant differences in these two scores between the two groups after operation, but no significant difference was found before operation. Conclusions Short-term curative effect of arthroscopic anatomical reconstruction ofACL is better than that of traditional reconstruction.