A 10-Year Comparison of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions with Hamstring Tendon and Patellar Tendon Autograft

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Leo A. Pinczewski · North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre

Jeffrey Lyman · North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre

Lucy J. Salmon · North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre

Vivianne J. Russell · North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre

Justin Roe · North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre

James Linklater

Abstract

It is possible to obtain excellent results with both HT and PT autografts. We recommend HT reconstructions to our patients because of decreased harvest-site symptoms and radiographic osteoarthritis.

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Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Sports injuries and prevention Tendon Structure and Treatment

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Published in: The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volume 35, Issue 4, pp. 564-574

DOI: 10.1177/0363546506296042

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A 10-Year Comparison of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions with Hamstring Tendon and Patellar Tendon Autograft

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