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Use of the quadriceps tendon usually does not result in the same degree of anterior knee pain postoperatively, and quadriceps tendon harvest produces a reliably thick, robust graft. The quadriceps tendon has approximately 20% greater collagen per cross-sectional area than the patellar tendon, and a greater diameter of usable soft tissue is ...
[12] [13] The surgeons who advocate for the use of allograft tissue feel that the control over graft thickness, consistency and size, in addition to the absence of donor site morbidity make it the preferred graft choice for this procedure. Other graft options include iliotibial band autograft, hamstrings autograft or quadriceps tendon autograft ...
ACL reconstruction surgery involves replacing the torn ACL with a "graft," which is a tendon taken from another source. Grafts can be taken from the patellar tendon, hamstring tendon, quadriceps tendon from either the person undergoing the procedure ("autograft") or a cadaver ("allograft").
Typically, four graft types are possible, the bone-patella tendon-bone graft, the semitendinosus and gracilis tendons (quadrupled hamstring tendon), quadriceps tendon, and an allograft. [14] Although extensive research has been conducted on which grafts are the best, the surgeon typically chooses the type of graft with which he or she is most ...
An orthopedic surgeon replaces the injured ligament with either a hamstring tendon from the patient [6] or from a allograft tendon from a cadaver [8] The surgeon uses an arthroscope to view the interior of the knee, and the reconstruction itself is performed with two small incisions. Initial surgery takes approximately one hour, and the patient ...
D.J. Reader, one of the Detroit Lions' top free-agent additions of the offseason, has not practiced this summer as he rehabs from a torn quad tendon. Lions DT D.J. Reader 'itching' to get back on ...
Quadriceps tendon autograft Allograft (taken from a cadaver) patellar tendon, Achilles tendon, semitendinosus, gracilis, or posterior tibialis tendon The goal of reconstruction surgery is to prevent instability and restore the function of the torn ligament, creating a stable knee.
A tendon connects muscle to bone, while a ligament connects bone to bone. [1] Injuries are common to this tendon, with tears, either partial or complete, being the most common. If the quadriceps tendon is completely torn, surgery will be required to regain function of the knee. [2] Without the quadriceps tendon, the knee cannot extend.