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ReviewArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2019

Systematic Review of Publications Regarding Quadriceps Tendon Autograft Use in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

Walker M Heffron, Jennifer L Hunnicutt, John W Xerogeanes, Shane K Woolf, Harris S Slone

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Review in Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Walker M HeffronCollege of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Jennifer L HunnicuttDepartment of Orthopaedics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
John W XerogeanesDepartment of Orthopaedics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Shane K WoolfDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Harris S SloneDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Medical University of South Carolina · USEmory University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo perform a systematic review with quantitative and qualitative analysis of publications to date focusing on the use of quadriceps tendon (QT) autografts in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and to define the regional variability, type of publication, level of evidence, journal of publication, and type of QT graft used.

methodsThe PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases were systematically queried for journal articles relating to QT autografts used for ACL reconstruction through 2018. These publications were filtered for relevance and then analyzed and differentiated by publication characteristics.

resultsMost articles were published in the United States and Europe, and most articles evaluating clinical outcomes were Level of Evidence III. Over 60% of the publications (115 of 187) focusing on QT for ACL reconstruction were published within the past 10 years, and 30% (56 of 187) were published within the past 3 years. The results not only showed a recent increase in the number of publications regarding QT as a choice for the autograft harvest site in ACL reconstruction over time, but also yielded informative data regarding the publication journal, country or region, and level of evidence.

conclusionsThis evaluation shows the increasing interest in the scientific evaluation of QT as a source of autograft tissue for ACL reconstruction. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Increased production of high-quality research will allow surgeons to feel more confident in their use of the QT as an autograft option in ACL reconstruction.

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PMCPMC7120865
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