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Hamstring autograft ACL reconstruction with or without tibial insertion preservation

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October 2016

Hamstring autograft ACL reconstruction with or without tibial insertion preservation

Vol: 5| Issue: 10| Number:3| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Hamstring graft tibial insertion preservation versus detachment in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a prospective randomized comparative study

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2016 Aug;26(6):657-64

Contributing Authors:
A Ruffilli G Pagliazzi E Ferranti M Busacca D Capannelli R Buda

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Synopsis

40 patients scheduled for arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with a semitendinosus graft or semitendinosus and gracilis graft, were randomized to have the tibial insertion of the graft preserved or resected. The purpose of this study was to evaluate graft ligamentization and integration on MRI at 6 months, as well as clinical outcome measures up to 2 years postoperatively. Grad...

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