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No difference between BTB and ST autograft for ACL reconstruction at long-term follow-up

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August 2013

No difference between BTB and ST autograft for ACL reconstruction at long-term follow-up

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:214| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Patellar tendon or semitendinosus tendon autografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a prospective, randomized study with a 7-Year follow-up.

Am J Sports Med. 2007 May;35(5):740-8. Epub 2007 Feb 9

Contributing Authors:
M Liden L Ejerhed N Sernert G Laxdal J Kartus

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71 patients with an ACL rupture were randomized to receive ACL reconstruction using either a central third bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft or a triple/quadruple semitendinosus autograft. The results at the 7 year follow up period indicated that similar outcomes were achieved using either the central third BTB autograft or the triple/quadruple ST autograft. In addition, in contrast to short-ter...

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