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Quadriceps vs. Hamstring Autograft Tendon in ACL Reconstruction

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March 2022

Quadriceps vs. Hamstring Autograft Tendon in ACL Reconstruction

Vol: 209| Issue: 1| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Quadriceps and hamstring tendon autografts in ACL reconstruction yield comparably good results in a prospective, randomized controlled trial

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg . 2022 Feb;142(2):281-289.

Contributing Authors:
H Horstmann M Petri U Tegtbur G Felmet C Krettek M Jagodzinski

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Synopsis

Fifty one patients undergoing ACL reconstruction were randomized to receive an autograft hamstring tendon graft (n=27) or quadriceps tendon autograft (n=24). The primary outcome of interest was postoperative side to side knee laxity measured with an arthrometer. Secondary outcomes of interest were functional outcomes measured with the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) and Lysholm S...

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