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ACL surgery: What to expect on the day of surgery

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways ACL surgery involves using a tendon graft to replace the injured ...
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ACL reconstruction with hamstring graft may reduce flexion strength vs. patellar graft

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendon graft may yield decreased knee flexion strength vs. reconstruction with ...
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Quadriceps tendon grafts does not cause patients to have inferior subjective outcome after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction than do hamstring grafts: a 2-year ...

Objective We performed a randomised controlled trial (RCT) in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction (ACLR) using either quadriceps tendon graft (QT) or semitendinosus/gracilis hamstring (STG) graft.
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Quadriceps grafts had similar revision, reoperation rates vs. patellar, hamstring grafts

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Quadriceps tendon grafts had a revision rate of 2.7% vs. 3% for bone-patellar tendon-bone grafts. Quadriceps ...