Efficacy and safety of quadriceps tendon autograft versus bone–patellar tendon–bone and hamstring tendon autografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Xiao-Feng Zhang, Pan Liu, Jun-Wu Huang, Yao-Hua He · 2024
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Xiao-Feng Zhang and three co-authors weigh graft choices in 2024 for rebuilding a torn knee ligament. Surgeons can take the graft from the thigh tendon, from the kneecap tendon with bone ends, or from the hamstring. Which source works best has long been debated.
The team pooled twenty-one studies with close to three thousand patients. The thigh tendon graft failed less often than the hamstring graft. It also caused less pain at the harvest site than the kneecap tendon graft, and fewer kneecap complaints during sport and work. Knee looseness measures favored it too. The authors call it a safe, sound option, while noting that strong trials are still needed to prove it best.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xiao-Feng Zhang, Pan Liu, Jun-Wu Huang, Yao-Hua He |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |