Individualized Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Matching In Vivo Comparison of Cross-sectional Areas of Hamstring, Patellar, and Quadriceps Tendon Grafts and ACL Insertion Area
Individualized Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Matching In Vivo Comparison of Cross-sectional Areas of Hamstring, Patellar, and Quadriceps Tendon Grafts and ACL Insertion Area
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DOI:
10.1177/0363546518786032
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发表时间:
2018-09-01
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4.8
通讯作者:
Fu, Freddie H.
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作者:
Offerhaus, Christoph;Albers, Marcio;Fu, Freddie H.
Background: Recent literature correlated anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction failure to smaller diameter of the harvested hamstring (HS) autograft. However, this approach may be a simplification, as relation of graft size to native ACL size is not typically assessed and oversized grafts may impart their own complications.Purpose: To evaluate in vivo data to determine if the commonly used autografts reliably restore native ACL size.Study Design: Descriptive laboratory study.Methods: Intraoperative data of the tibial insertion area and HS graft diameter were collected and retrospectively evaluated for 46 patients who underwent ACL reconstruction with HS autografts. Magnetic resonance imaging measurements of the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the possible patellar tendon (PT) and quadriceps tendon (QT) autografts were also done for each patient. The percentages of tibial insertion site area restored by the 3 possible grafts were then calculated and compared for each individual.Results: The mean ACL tibial insertion area was 107.2 mm(2) (60.5-155.5 mm(2)). The mean CSAs of PT, HS, and QT were 33.2, 55.3, and 71.4 mm(2), respectively. When all grafts were evaluated, the percentage reconstruction of the insertion area varied from 16.2% to 123.1% on the tibial site and from 25.5% to 176.7% on the femoral site, differing significantly for each graft type (P