Abstract:[Objective] To compare the clinical results of selective bundle reconstruction with the remnant bundle preservation (SBRRP) versus standard single-bundle reconstruction (SSBR) for partial anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. [Methods] A retrospective study was conducted on 36 patients who received arthroscopic ACL reconstruction for partial ACL tear in our hospital from October 2016 to Janu- ary 2020. Of them, 17 consecutive patients received SSBR from October 2016 to January 2018, whereas 19 consecutive patients received SNR-RP from February 2018 to January 2020. The documents regarding perioperative period, follow-up and images were compared be- tween the two groups. [Results] All patients in both groups had corresponding ACL reconstructions performed smoothly, without significant differences in terms of operation time, combined meniscus injury and cartilage injury, incision healing grade, hospital duration between the two groups (P>0.05). All the patients were followed up for (32.8±6.5) months on a mean. The SBR-RP proved significantly superior to the SSBR in terms of the Lysholm and IKDC scores 12 months after surgery (P<0.05), regardless of that there were no significant differences in side-side difference of relaxation, pivot shift test, Lachman test, Lysholm score and IKDC score between the two groups 24 months postoper- atively (P>0.05). The patients in the SBR-RP group resumed sports activity significantly earlier than those in the SSBR group (P<0.05). Up to the last follow-up the rate of returning to exercise was 47.4% (9/19) in the SBR-RP group, while 47.1% (8/17) in the SSBR group, which was not significantly different between them (P>0.05). On imaging, there was no significant difference in the excellent and good rate of bone tunnel placement between the two groups (P>0.05), moreover, there was no significant difference in the incidence of bone tunnel enlarge- ment between the two groups 12 months after surgery (P>0.05). [Conclusion] Selective bundle reconstruction with remnant bundle preser- vation is a better choice for partial ACL tear with better early functional recovery and shorter time to return exercise over the standard sin- gle bundle reconstruction.