Patients Who Underwent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With an All Soft-Tissue Quadriceps Tendon Graft Had a Greater Return-to-Play Rate Than Patients Who Received a Quadriceps Tendon Bone Graft.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare the outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with either a quadriceps tendon bone (QTB) graft or an all soft-tissue quadriceps tendon (ASTQT) graft and to compare QTB versus ASTQT graft options, including return to play, patient-reported outcome scores, and complication rates.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted by searching PubMed, Embase, SCOPUS, and Cochrane databases for studies published between 2003 and 2023, focusing on outcomes of quadriceps tendon autograft in ACLR.

Results

In total, 37 studies with a total of 39 cohorts (n = 2,647) met inclusion criteria. The studies included 22 cohorts (n = 1,825 patients) for QTB and 17 cohorts (n = 822 patients) for ASTQT. Patients who underwent ACLR with ASTQT graft had a g

SUBMITTER: Woodhams W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12827214 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature