Lower rate of anterior knee discomfort with 4-strand hamstring versus patellar tendon in ACLR

Arthroscopy. 2017 Feb;33(2):450-463

ACL Reconstruction: increased patellar tendon donor site healing with Platelet-Rich Plasma

Am J Sports Med. 2012 Jun;40(6):1282-8. doi: 10.1177/0363546512441344. Epub 2012 Apr 2

ACL reconstruction with BPTB, and impact of patellar tendon defect closure vs no closure

Arthroscopy. 2015 Feb;31(2):329-338.

ACL reconstruction: Bone-patellar tendon-bone vs. four-strand hamstring tendon autograft

Knee. 2015 Mar;22(2):100-110.

ISAKOS2017: Quadruple-stranded hamstring tendon vs patellar tendon autografts in ACL reconstruction

Comparison of Semitendinosus and Gracilis Tendon Versus Patellar Tendon Autografts

Am J Sports Med; 2011; 39(10): 2161-2169

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

Patellar tendon vs. hamstring tendon autograft for graft failure rates in anatomic ACLR

Am J Sports Med. 2016 Apr;44(4):1069-79

ISAKOS: Lower laxity and re-rupture rate with patellar tendon compared to hamstring

Comparable efficacy for autologous semitendinosus vs. patellar tendon graft in ACLR

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2016 Apr;136(4):521-5.

ISAKOS: ACLR with quadriceps tendon reduces anterior knee pain compared to BPTB graft

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

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

No difference between patellar and hamstring tendon autograft in ACL recon at 15 yrs

Am J Sports Med. 2016 Jan;44(1):83-90

COA: Similar QoL with patellar, quadruple hamstring & double-bundle hamstring tendon ACLR

ISAKOS 2015: Long-term results of patellar tendon/hamstrings grafts in single-tunnel ACLR

Lower risk of issue at the graft harvest site with Bone-Hamstring Tendon-Bone autograft

Am J Sports Med. 2006 Feb;34(2):213-9. Epub 2005 Nov 10

PRP reduces donor site knee pain in bone-patellar tendon-bone ACL reconstruction

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2012 Jan;20(1):114-20. doi: 10.1007/s00167-011-1570-5. Epub 2011 Jun 16

ACL reconstruction: Hamstring autografts reduce anterior knee pain and extension deficits

BMJ. 2006 Apr 29;332(7548):995-1001. Epub 2006 Apr 7

AAOS 2016: Hamstring/patellar tendon grafts yield similar outcomes in ACL reconstruction

ISAKOS2017: Comparative outcomes of HT vs BTB autografts when using independent drilling in ACLR