Predicting autologous hamstring graft diameter and finding reliable measurement levels in the Zhuang population using preoperative ultrasonography.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of using ultrasonography to preoperatively predict the autologous hamstring graft diameter for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in the Zhuang population and determine a reliable measurement level using ultrasound. Methods: Twenty-four Zhuang patients who were scheduled for ACL reconstruction using four-strand semitendinosus tendon (ST) and gracilis tendon (G) (4S-STG) autografts were included in this study. Ultrasonographic examinations of the ST and the G on the damaged side were conducted before the operation. We recorded the transverse diameter (TD), anterior-posterior diameter (APD), cross-sectional area (CSA), and perimeter (P) of the tendons. The measurements were obtained from two levels of the tendons: the widest poi

SUBMITTER: Huang XL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9448865 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature