ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2024
Patient Interest in Quadriceps Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Is Increasing Over Other Autograft Options: A 12-Year Google Trends Analysis.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Online Search Volume Related to Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair Has Increased More Rapidly Than Reconstruction Over the Past Decade: A Google Trends Analysis.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis Internet Search Trends Correlate to the Quantity of Publications From 2020 to 2024.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Clinical outcomes of quadriceps, hamstring, and bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts for ACL reconstruction: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Knee surgery & related research · 2026Review
- Patients Perceive Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction More Positively With Quadriceps Autograft Than With Patellar Tendon Autograft.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Preferences Including Graft Choice, Lateral Augmentation, and Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Among National Football League Team Orthopaedic Surgeons.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Basics: Quadriceps Tendon (All-Soft Tissue) Autograft Harvest-Part 1.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To use Google trends to explore differences in public interest among types of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) autografts, specifically quadriceps tendon, patellar tendon, and hamstring tendon autografts, between 2008 and 2019. Methods: Data were obtained by querying Google Trends for key terms and phrases for online search data ranging from January 2008 to December 2019. Relative search volumes were created based on searches related to ACL reconstruction with comparative analysis generated for search terms related to quadriceps ACL, patellar tendon ACL, and hamstring ACL autografts. Statistical analysis included linear regression analysis, comparison of quarterly search volume trends over time, and comparison of cumulative annual search volumes for 2008 versus 2019. Results: Linear models for respective search terms were statistically significant for the quadriceps ( Conclusions: This study indicates a consistently increasing public interest in quadriceps tendon autograft for ACL reconstruction. The quadriceps autograft group demonstrated a significantly greater 12-year online search volume, greater linear correlation, and larger percent change between 2008 and 2019 compared with patellar tendon or hamstring autograft groups. Clinical Relevance: Awareness of patient perceptions has value in informing shared decision-making, aligning patient expectations, and guiding areas of future research. Each of these has an impact on patient care. Being aware of patient interest and expectations is particularly important in areas with controversial or emerging research.
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