| Literature DB >> 17920954 |
Joseph P DeAngelis1, John P Fulkerson.
Abstract
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery with the central third quadriceps tendon can yield a stable, high-functioning knee with little associated morbidity. Both the quadriceps tendon-patellar bone graft and the free tendon graft are reported to produce good to excellent outcomes at more than 2 years of follow-up. The decreased donor-site morbidity and absence of anterior knee pain suggest that the quadriceps free tendon autograft offers a reliable, pain-free, low-morbidity autograft alternative in ACL reconstruction. Recent data suggest that this graft may be the least morbid of the currently used ACL autograft reconstruction alternatives.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17920954 DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2007.06.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Sports Med ISSN: 0278-5919 Impact factor: 2.182