ACL reconstruction: BPTB graft has better stability but more complications than hamstring

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2012 Sep;132(9):1287-97. doi: 10.1007/s00402-012-1532-5. Epub 2012 Jun 3

Semitendinosus graft in ACL repair associated with less kneeling morbidity

Am J Sports Med. 2010 Aug;38(8):1533-41. Epub 2010 Jun 21.

AAOS2019: Significantly more tibial widening in hamstring graft vs. BPTB graft in ACL reconstruction

AAOS2019: BPTB graft provides lower long term revision rate vs. primary repair and LAD repair in ACL

ISAKOS: Similar prevalence of OA after ACL Recon when comparing Hamstring and BTB grafts

BPTB and DLSG grafts for ACL reconstruction: No difference in long-term functional outcome

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2013 Mar;21(3):576-83. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-1947-0. Epub 2012 Mar 10

The use of BPTB or QSTG autograft during ACL reconstruction results in successful outcomes

Am J Sports Med. 2007 Mar;35(3):384-94. Epub 2007 Jan 11

No difference in functional outcomes between BPTB and hamstring grafts in ACL reconstruction

J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2019 May-Jun;10(3):581-585.

ACLR: Quadriceps tendon autograft offers less donor-site morbidity than patellar tendon

Arthroscopy. 2014 May;30(5):593-8. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2014.01.012. Epub 2014 Mar 14

Augmented BPTB autograft performs no better than standard autograft in ACL reconstruction

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Sep;22(9):2109-20

3 different ACL reconstruction techniques displayed similar loss in bone mineral density

Knee. 2012 Dec;19(6):779-85. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2012.02.005. Epub 2012 Mar 16

Re-rupture rate appears similar between IT band and BPTB autografts in ACL reconstruction

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Sep;22(9):2094-101.

ACLR with Double-layer BPTB allograft improves laxity & function vs hamstring allograft

Knee. 2016 Dec;23(6):1093-1097

STG graft better for functional outcome upon return to sport after ACL reconstruction

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Jul 17;95(14):1271-7. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00724

Single bundle ACL reconstruction with large BPTB allograft vs double bundle reconstruction

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Aug;23(8):2244-9.

Comparison of autograft, hybrid graft, and γ-irradiated allograft in ACLR over 5 years

Arthroscopy. 2015 Jul;31(7):1296-302

ACL reconstruction: BPTB grafts increase stability, HT grafts reduce complications

Knee. 2011 Oct;18(5):287-93. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2010.08.002. Epub 2010 Sep 17

PRP application to BPTB graft donor site does not reduce kneeling pain after ACLR

Am J Sports Med. 2018 Jul;46(8):1827-1835. doi: 10.1177/0363546518769295

Hamstring & bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts similar for ACL reconstruction in females

Int Orthop. 2015 Jan;39(1):125-30

COA: Use of rhPDGF in a collagen matrix effective for foot and ankle fusion