Internal Medicine: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-8048
ISSN: 2165-8048
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Research Article
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Clinical Outcomes Using Quadriceps Tendon Autograft vs Hamstring Tendons Autograft: A Retrospective Analysis
Author(s): Mohd Ammar Aslam, Sachin Avasthi, Pankaj Aggarwal, Satyam Singh, Vineet Kumar and Swagat Mahapatra*
Aim: The purpose of this retrospective study was to examine the clinical outcomes of anatomic single-bundle ACL
reconstruction using a free Quadriceps (QUADRI) tendon or a quadrupled Hamstring (HAM) autograft.
Materials and methods: The prospective retrospective analysis (Level III, Therapeutic Study) included consecutive
patients who underwent ACL reconstruction between April 2017 and April 2020 using either a free Quadriceps
tendon autograft or a Hamstring tendon autograft. All patients underwent ACL repair due to isolated ACL injuries.
Before surgery, and at six weeks, six months, and one-year follow-up, the Tegner-Lysholm knee scoring system and the
modified Cincinnati knee score were used.
Results: In the present study, ten people received Quadriceps (QUADRI) grafts and 35 received Hamstring (HAM)
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DOI:
10.35248/2165-8048.21.11.349