Can tape –screw fixation of a quadrupled semitendinosus graft in a full-length tibial tunnel provide superior fixation compared with a doubled semitendinosus–gracilis held with an interference screw? A matched-pair cadaveric biomechanical comparison

ConclusionsTibial fixation of Quad ST with a tied tape –screw construct in a full-length tunnel was not biomechanically superior to ST/G graft fixed with an interference screw, exhibited greater nonsignificant construct elongation with earlier failure, and was more reliant on bone mineral density.Level of evidenceIn  vitro laboratory study.
Source: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research