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Journal Title
Title of Journal: Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
Abbravation: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
DOI
10.1002/recl.19350540705
ISSN
1433-7347
Seventeen articles met our inclusion criteria with a total of 1580 reconstructions studied This included four comparative studies which compared the quadriceps tendon to either hamstring or patella tendon autografts The quadriceps tendon autograft had clinical Lachman Pivotshift testing and functional outcomes Lysholm and IKDC scores similar to those reported for the patella tendon and hamstring grafts in the literature Comparative studies also reported no significant difference between the grafts for any outcome measureThe quadriceps tendon autograft is a promising alternative for primary ACL reconstructions with good outcomes and minimal donor site morbidity Further studies are required however to determine whether the quadriceps graft is as good as or better than other autografts