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Hamstring autograft and soft-tissue allograft offer similar outcome in ACL reconstruction

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February 2015

Hamstring autograft and soft-tissue allograft offer similar outcome in ACL reconstruction

Vol: 4| Issue: 2| Number:50| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Meta-analysis/Systematic Review
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:2

Hamstring Autograft Versus Soft-Tissue Allograft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Arthroscopy. 2014 Dec;30(12):1616-1624.

Contributing Authors:
GL Cvetanovich R Mascarenhas MF Saccomanno NN Verma BJ Cole CA Bush-Joseph BR Bach

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Five level I and II RCTs, with a total of 504 patients (374 males and 130 females) with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture who had undergone ACL reconstruction, were analyzed in this systematic review and meta-analysis. The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes between procedures completed with a hamstring autograft vs. a -tissue allograft. There were no significant differences betwe...

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