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ReviewKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2020

Quadriceps tendon anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Theresa Diermeier, Rob Tisherman, Jonathan Hughes, Michael Tulman, Erica Baum Coffey, Christian Fink, Andrew Lynch, Freddie H Fu, Volker Musahl

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Review 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 45 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  15. Return to competition after ACL reconstruction: Factors influencing rates and timing in Swedish football players.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Theresa DiermeierDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, 3200 South Water Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0549-5212
Rob TishermanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, 3200 South Water Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, USA.
Jonathan HughesDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, 3200 South Water Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, USA.
Michael TulmanDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Erica Baum CoffeyUPMC Centers for Rehab Services, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Christian FinkGelenkpunkt-Sports and Joint Surgery, Innsbruck, Austria.
Andrew LynchDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Freddie H FuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, 3200 South Water Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, USA.
Volker MusahlDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, 3200 South Water Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, USA. musahlv@upmc.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quadriceps tendon is a promising alternative graft option for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, which can be harvested with or without a bone block as well as a full or partial thickness graft. Therefore, quadriceps tendon graft could be used in primary and revision ACL reconstruction based on the requirements (tunnel size, tunnel position, etc.). The all soft tissue, partial thickness quadriceps tendon graft in detail and pitfalls of the harvest are described in the present review. After quadriceps tendon harvest, especially in soccer players, who need a strong quadriceps to strike a ball with power, the postoperative rehabilitation may need to be adapted. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: V.

Indexed as

Anterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionHumansQuadriceps MuscleSoccerTendonsTissue and Organ HarvestingAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL)GraftQuadriceps tendonReconstruction

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PMID32072203

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