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Observational studyKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2020

Lower donor-site morbidity using QT autografts for ACL reconstruction.

Dany Mouarbes, Louis Dagneaux, Matthieu Olivier, Vincent Lavoue, Enrique Peque, Emilie Berard, Etienne Cavaignac

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Observational study in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Quadriceps versus hamstrings autograft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomized control trial.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025
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  19. Near complete quadriceps tendon healing 2 years following harvest in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Dany MouarbesDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, Pierre Paul Riquet University Hospital, Toulouse, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3404-862X
Louis DagneauxDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Lower Limb Surgery Unit, Lapeyronie University Hospital, Montpellier, France.
Matthieu OlivierDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Saint Marguerite University Hospital, Marseille, France.
Vincent LavoueDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Nice, Nice, France.
Enrique PequeDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, Pierre Paul Riquet University Hospital, Toulouse, France.
Emilie BerardDepartment of Epidemiology, Health Economics and Public Health, UMR1027 INSERM-University of Toulouse III, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France.
Etienne CavaignacDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, Pierre Paul Riquet University Hospital, Toulouse, France. cavaignac.etienne@gmail.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeComparing scar cosmesis and regional hypoesthesia at the incision site between quadriceps tendon (QT), bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB), and hamstring tendon (HT) for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

methodsNinety patients undergoing ACL reconstruction with QT, HT or BPTB were evaluated at 1-year post-op. Scar cosmesis was assessed using the patient and observer scar assessment scale (POSAS) and length of the incision. Sensory outcome was analyzed by calculating the area of hypoesthesia around the scar. The classical ACL reconstruction functional follow-up was measured using the Lysholm score and KOOS.

resultsConcerning QT versus BPTB group, QT patients have a significantly lower mean POSAS (24.8 ± 6.3 vs. 39.6 ± 5.8; p < 0.0001), shorter mean incision (2.8 ± 0.4 cm vs. 6.4 ± 1.3 cm; p < 0.0001), lower extent of hypoesthesia (8.7 ± 5.1 cm

conclusionQuadriceps tendon harvesting technique has the safest incision by causing less sensory loss compared to BPTB and HT. It also has the advantage of a short incision with more cosmetic scar compared to BPTB, with no difference compared to HT. However, no significant difference in terms of functional outcome was shown between the three autografts. These findings provide surgeons evidence about their clinical practice and help with graft choice decisions. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.

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AdultAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionBone-Patellar Tendon-Bone GraftingCicatrixFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHamstring TendonsHumansMalePostoperative ComplicationsQuadriceps MuscleTendonsTransplantation, AutologousYoung AdultACL reconstructionCosmesisRegional hypoesthesiaSensory outcome

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