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Patients Have Similar Clinical Outcomes and Failure Rates After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Tibialis Anterior Tendon, Bone–Patellar Tendon–Bone, Hamstring Tendon, or Achilles Tendon

Purpose:

To compare outcomes and failure rates across commonly used allograft tissue types for primary ACL reconstruction.

Summary:

Strong support for a tissue-source discussion that emphasizes patient selection and surgical execution over assuming one allograft type is universally superior.

Key Takeaways:

• This review compares commonly used allograft tissue types for primary ACL reconstruction and summarizes reported outcomes and rerupture rates.
• Across the included studies, major patient-reported and functional outcome measures were generally similar among graft options.
• The paper is useful for discussing graft-choice flexibility in appropriately selected, often older or lower-demand allograft candidates.

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Bibliography:

Dave U, Villarreal-Espinosa JB, Shah H, et al. Patients have similar clinical outcomes and failure rates after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with tibialis anterior tendon, bone-patellar tendon-bone, hamstring tendon, or Achilles tendon allografts: a systematic review. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2024;7(2):101035. doi:10.1016/j.asmr.2024.101035