ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2023
Current trends in graft choice for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - part I: anatomy, biomechanics, graft incorporation and fixation.
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- Smaller hamstrings autograft size after primary ACL reconstruction is associated with higher odds for graft failure: A meta-analysis on autografts sizes covering 46,268 patients.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Pooled it
- Slower but Not Safer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Return to Play and Graft Re-Rupture After ACL Reconstruction in Professional Soccer Players.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- Personalizing the Quadriceps Tendon Graft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Novel, Continuous Method to Predict Graft Size Using Preoperative MRI.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- The Effect of Graft Type on Vertical Jump Performance After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Biomechanical properties of an all-soft tissue quadriceps tendon autograft compared with a quadrupled semitendinosus autograft: a cadaveric study.Knee surgery & related research · 2026Article
- Graft-Specific Neuromuscular Responses and EMG Activities During Running Before and After Running-Induced Fatigue in Individuals with ACL Reconstruction.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparative biomechanical strength of autografts for ligament reconstruction: quadriceps, rectus femoris, peroneus longus, patellar, hamstring configurations (quadruple and braided) and iliotibial band: an exploratory cadaveric biomechanical study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Beyond the quadriceps tendon: The rectus femoris as a distinct autograft for knee ligament reconstruction-A narrative review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Greater deformation and lower stiffness, but similar ultimate failure strength with fixed-loop cortical suspensory device compared to metal interference screw for femoral fixation of bone-patellar tendon-bone grafts in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- The Effectiveness of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Periosteum-enhanced triple-pass Krackow stitch provides higher ultimate load than conventional Krackow methods in a bovine patellar tendon model: a controlled biomechanical study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
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- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tissue Engineering: Biological Principles, Engineered Substitutes, and Preclinical Outcomes.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Rectus Femoris Tendon as a Graft for Combined ACL and Anterolateral Reconstruction: A Biomechanical Evaluation.The American journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Advances in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Risk stratification, graft choices, and functional recovery in 2026.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Biomechanical superiority of partial-thickness tendon split and bridging repair after BPTB graft harvest for ACL reconstruction.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2026Article
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- Injectable human tendon extracellular matrix via isopropanol-assisted delipidation and mild decellularization for tendon regeneration.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Rehabilitation guidelines after autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction need more graft-specific exercise recommendations-A scoping review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Sensory Deficit Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft: Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) Could Provide a Solution.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Observational
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Abstract
Graft selection in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is critical, as it remains one of the most easily adjustable factors affecting graft rupture and reoperation rates. Commonly used autografts, including hamstring tendon, quadriceps tendon and bone-patellar-tendon-bone, are reported to be biomechanically equivalent or superior compared to the native ACL. Despite this, such grafts are unable to perfectly replicate the complex anatomical and histological characteristics of the native ACL. While there remains inconclusive evidence as to the superiority of one autograft in terms of graft incorporation and maturity, allografts appear to demonstrate slower incorporation and maturity compared to autografts. Graft fixation also affects graft properties and subsequent outcomes, with each technique having unique advantages and disadvantages that should be carefully considered during graft selection.
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