BACKGROUND Much controversy still exists surrounding graft choice in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Over the past decade, an increase in comparative studies with longer follow-up has enhanced our understanding of current graft options and outcomes. PURPOSE To describe the long-term comparative outcomes of ACL reconstruction with autograft bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) ver...

Soft tissue allografts, such as the bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) graft, have been frequently used for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. As allografts are subjected to freezing and thawing for multiple cycles, the objective of this study was to measure the changes of the biomechanical properties of the human BPTB allograft after 4 and 8 freeze-thaw cycles in comparison to a si...

OBJECTIVE To compare functional outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using 2 graft techniques and to determine factors affecting these outcomes. METHODS Thirty-four consecutive patients with ACL injuries surgically treated at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between November 2003 and February 2011 were retrospectively assessed. Reconstruction was...

Introduction: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear is the most common ligamentous injury to the knee joint. Two most commonly used grafts for reconstruction are Quadruple Hamstring tendons (QHT) and Bone Patellar Tendon Bone (BPTB) graft. Graft fixation techniques vary with different surgeons. Aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcome of reconstruction of ACL using QHT and BPTB gra...

PURPOSE The purpose of our study was to investigate the functional outcome after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) and quadrupled semitendinosus and gracilis tendon (ST/G) autografts by evaluating stride-to-stride variability. METHODS Six patients with BPTB and 6 patients with STG ACL reconstruction, 2 years postoperatively, and 6 healthy c...

BACKGROUND Pain in the immediate post-operative period after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery, apart from an unpleasant experience for the patient, can act as a barrier for static quadriceps contractions and optimum execution of the initial rehabilitation protocol resulting in slow recovery and a later return to full function for a sportsperson. There is no report in the literature comp...

BACKGROUND Allograft tissue remains a valuable alternative for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. No study to date has correlated the effect of donor age to bone mineral density (BMD) in a large series of irradiated bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) allograft tissue. Hypothesis/ PURPOSE The authors attempted to correlate donor age with BMD in a large group of BPTB allograft specimens t...

Introduction: The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the most frequently injured ligament in the knee, often requiring surgical reconstruction. Central third bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) autografts are commonly used for ACL reconstructions. Despite many advantages of the BPTB graft, harvesting of the graft often results in donor site morbidity including patellar baja and patellofemoral pai...

BACKGROUND Disruption of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a common ligamentous injury of the knee. The choice of graft for (ACL) reconstruction remains controversial. This prospective, randomized clinical trial aimed to compare clinical results of bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) grafts and four-strand semitendinosus-gracilis (ST) grafts for ACL reconstruction over a 3-year follow-up interva...

PURPOSE This study was performed to compare the minimal 2-year outcome of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) allografts versus autografts, both augmented with an iliotibial band tenodesis. TYPE OF STUDY Retrospective review. METHODS Forty-six of 52 BPTB ACL reconstructions using allografts and 33 of 37 BPTB ACL reconstructions using autogr...