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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

AAOS 2023: Reverse Fragility Index of Hamstring vs. Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autografts RCTs

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

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

Comparison of Semitendinosus and Gracilis Tendon Versus Patellar Tendon Autografts

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

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

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

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

Autograft vs synthetic graft for ACL reconstruction

Knee. 2010 Oct;17(5):334-9

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

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

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

Early beneficial effect of platelet-rich plasma on graft remodelling in ACL reconstruction

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