Sports Medicine
ISAKOS 2015:Donor site morbidity lower in controlled tendon division in ACL reconstruction
34 patients were randomized to receive either a controlled division or a forceful stripping of the hamstring tendon to be used as a graft in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The goal of this study was to determine if controlled division reduced donor site morbidity in an ACL reconstruction. The results indicated that controlled division results in a lower pain score and incidence of hamstring strains. No difference was found for graft failure and functional outcomes.
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