Minimally Invasive Quadriceps Tendon Harvest Technique for ACL Reconstruction
Thomas Boucher, Ashley Rosenberg, David E Kantrowitz, Alexis Colvin, Jocelyn R Wittstein, Jennifer Beck, Claudia Arias, Camille Coates-Clark · 2026
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Description
Thomas Boucher and co-authors presented in 2026 a low-cut way to harvest a quadriceps tendon graft for knee ligament rebuilds. Graft choice for ACL surgery is hotly debated. The classic bone-tendon graft works well but hurts the donor site more. The quadriceps tendon matches its low failure rate with less donor harm. Their case was an active thirty-four-year-old woman with a torn left ACL.
A named harvester tool took the graft through small cuts, and a suture passer closed the donor site from inside. Their results track the field's: low retear rates and high return to sport. The team shares craft tips for a repeatable harvest and pitches the method for patients tall enough to yield a stout graft.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Thomas Boucher, Ashley Rosenberg, David E Kantrowitz, Alexis Colvin, Jocelyn R Wittstein, Jennifer Beck, Claudia Arias, Camille Coates-Clark |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 13 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |