ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2020
Return to Sport After ACL Reconstruction With a BTB Versus Hamstring Tendon Autograft: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Return to sport after ACL reconstruction in female athletes: a meta-analysis of return rates and time to return.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Pooled it
- Return to Play and Performance After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review of Recent Evidence.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- The reverse fragility index: RCTs reporting non-significant differences in failure rates between hamstring and bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts have fragile results.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Pooled it
- High variability and lack of standardization in the evaluation of return to sport after ACL reconstruction: a systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Pooled it
- Suture tape augmentation, a novel application of synthetic materials in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Pooled it
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- Bone Tunnel Microarchitecture and Early Functional Recovery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Prospective HR-pQCT Cohort Study.The American journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Earlier Return to Soccer After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Concomitant Meniscal Repair Predict Better Outcomes 3 Years Postoperatively.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Sport-Specific Considerations in ACL Reconstruction: Diagnostic Evaluation and Graft Selection.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Comparison of patellar tendon and hamstring grafts in ACL reconstruction: patellar tendon shows lower re-rupture rates in high-risk groups and comparable patient-reported outcomes in lower-risk patients.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Precision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in high-level athletes.Annals of joint · 2026Review
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- Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the modern era: A patient-centered approach.World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- Quantitative assessment of graft maturation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using quadriceps tendon: Insights from ultra short echo time T2∗ mapping.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2025Article
- Patient Perception of Autograft Options in ACL Reconstruction Using a Validated Online Survey Marketplace.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are debilitating injuries frequently suffered by athletes. ACL reconstruction is indicated to restore knee stability and allow patients to return to prior levels of athletic performance. While existing literature suggests that patient-reported outcomes are similar between bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) and hamstring tendon (HT) autografts, there is less information comparing return-to-sport (RTS) rates between the 2 graft types. PURPOSE: To compare RTS rates among athletes undergoing primary ACL reconstruction using a BTB versus HT autograft. STUDY
designSystematic review; Level of evidence, 4.
methodsThe MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched, and studies that reported on RTS after primary ACL reconstruction using a BTB or HT autograft were included. Studies that utilized ACL repair techniques, quadriceps tendon autografts, graft augmentation, double-bundle autografts, allografts, or revision ACL reconstruction were excluded. RTS information was extracted and analyzed from all included studies.
resultsIncluded in the review were 20 articles investigating a total of 2348 athletes. The overall RTS rate in our cohort was 73.2%, with 48.9% returning to preinjury levels of performance and a rerupture rate of 2.4%. The overall RTS rate in patients after primary ACL reconstruction with a BTB autograft was 81.0%, with 50.0% of athletes returning to preinjury levels of performance and a rerupture rate of 2.2%. Patients after primary ACL reconstruction with an HT autograft had an overall RTS rate of 70.6%, with 48.5% of athletes returning to preinjury levels of performance and a rerupture rate of 2.5%.
conclusionACL reconstruction using BTB autografts demonstrated higher overall RTS rates when compared with HT autografts. However, BTB and HT autografts had similar rates of return to preinjury levels of performance and rerupture rates. Less than half of the athletes were able to return to preinjury sport levels after ACL reconstruction with either an HT or BTB autograft.
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