ACL Reconstruction Basics: Quadruple (4-Strand) Hamstring Autograft Harvest.

ABSTRACT: Hamstring tendon autograft remains a popular graft choice for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Although there are a variety of autograft and allograft options available for ACL reconstruction, advantages of hamstring tendon autografts include decreased postoperative knee pain and an overall easier surgical recovery compared with bone patellar tendon bone autograft. In addition, 4-stranded (quadruple) hamstring grafts are among the strongest grafts biomechanically (at time equals zero). Although the technique of hamstring autograft harvest is relatively straightforward, it is critical to pay attention to several technical steps to avoid iatrogenic neurovascular damage as well as to avoid premature amputation of the graft while using a tendon stripper. In this Technical Note,

SUBMITTER: Frank RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5622412 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature