ArticleArthroscopy techniques2022
Minimally Invasive Anterior Cruciate Ligament With Quadriceps Tendon Graft: A Proximal-to-Distal Harvest Technique.
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- Efficacy and safety of quadriceps tendon autograft versus bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon autografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2024Pooled it
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- Harvesting the tendon of the rectus femoris muscle as a graft for reconstructive ligament surgery on the knee joint.Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie · 2026Review
- A Simple, Anatomical, and Reproducible Technique for Harvesting a Partial-Thickness Layered Rectangular Quadriceps Tendon-Bone Autograft: Using Standard Surgical Instruments.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Bidirectional Tendon Strip: A Rectus Femoris Graft Harvesting Technique for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- A Minimally Invasive Technique for Harvesting Quadriceps Tendon Autograft With a Bone Plug for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Arthroscopy techniques · 2023Article
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Abstract
Recent systematic reviews have shown anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using quadriceps tendon (QT) grafts to have superior clinical outcomes compared with traditional bone-patella tendon-bone and hamstring tendons grafts. Using minimally invasive techniques to harvest the QT graft can reduce postoperative pain and intraoperative surgical time. This technique is usually performed with a distal-to-proximal approach but often has issues of inadvertently harvesting a graft short of the desired length or causing a hematoma. As an alternative, we introduce a minimally invasive approach with a proximal-to-distal harvest technique that results in better visualization of tissue planes, more consistent graft sizes, lower risk of inadvertent arthrotomy, and reduced risk of hematoma. The minimally invasive QT graft harvest with a proximal-to-distal approach can offer unique advantages over the current standard distal-to-proximal approach.
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