Chronic anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency results in inferior quality hamstring autografts

ConclusionChronicity of ACL injury with repeated strains can cause fibrosis at the musculotendinous junction and result in harvest of a poor quality and short hamstring autograft. A detailed history with regard to duration of injury and repeated instability episodes will help a surgeon plan better when anticipating a sub-optimal graft.
Source: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research