At 7 months after ACL reconstruction, patients with quadriceps tendon grafts show significantly worse isokinetic quadriceps strength than patients with hamstring tendon and patellar tendon grafts.

NEW ORLEANS — Results presented here showed quadriceps tendon grafts had no significant differences in revision or reoperation rates after ACL reconstruction compared with bone-patellar tendon ...

Momaya regularly works with both elite and recreational athletes after ACL injuries. “I use both patellar tendon grafts and quad tendon grafts, but I am one of the most frequent users of the quad ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD ACL surgery involves reconstructing an injured anterior cruciate ligament using a tendon graft that comes from either a deceased donor or the patient ...

Significance The quadriceps tendon has been gaining popularity as a graft option for ACL reconstruction due to the advantages it offers.

ACL reconstruction goes under the microscope Quadriceps tendon-patellar bone (QTB) grafts are found to be more suitable than bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) grafts for anterior cruciate ligament ...

More information: Takuya Kinoshita et al, ACL Graft Matching: Cadaveric Comparison of Microscopic Anatomy of Quadriceps and Patellar Tendon Grafts and the Femoral ACL Insertion Site, The American ...

An autograft uses the patient’s own tissue, taken from elsewhere in their body, typically their patellar tendon, quad or hamstring. Endo's ACL was reconstructed using part of her quad tendon.

Surgery is often required to replace the injured ACL. Mainstream ACL reconstruction techniques utilize Patellar, Hamstring or Allograft (cadaver) tendon grafts as replacements for the injured tendon.

The quadriceps tendon has been gaining popularity for use as a graft option for ACL reconstruction due to the advantages it offers. 1-4 It is estimated that the number of US ACL procedures will ...

Smith & Nephew SNN recently launched the UltraTRAC QUAD ACL Reconstruction Technique, which consists of the new QUADTRAC Quadriceps Tendon Harvest Guide System, X-WING Graft Preparation System and ...