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Semitendinosus graft in ACL repair associated with less kneeling morbidity
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Semitendinosus graft in ACL repair associated with less kneeling morbidity
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Am J Sports Med. 2010 Aug;38(8):1533-41. Epub 2010 Jun 21.

164 patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury were randomized to arthroscopic reconstruction with either a quadrupled semitendinosus graft or a bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) graft. On an average 8 years follow up, the semitendinosus (ST) graft used in ACL repair had similar outcomes to bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) graft. The BPTB graft was found to be associated with greater kneeling difficulties due to the donor site morbidity.

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OrthoEvidence. Semitendinosus graft in ACL repair associated with less kneeling morbidity. ACE Report. 2013;3(3):180. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/

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