1998
The Central Quadriceps Tendon as a Versatile Graft Alternative in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Techniques and Recent Observations
Fulkerson J, McKeon B, Donahue B, Tarinelli D. The Central Quadriceps Tendon as a Versatile Graft Alternative in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Techniques and Recent Observations. Techniques In Orthopaedics 1998, 13: 367-374. DOI: 10.1097/00013611-199812000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral quadriceps tendonAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionCruciate ligament reconstructionLong-term resultsLigament reconstructionQuadriceps tendonFree graftBone plugLong-term followEventual morbidityProximal patellaVersatile graftCruciate reconstructionACL reconstructionFemoral socketClinical trialsGraftGraft alternativesTendonMorbidityFollowPatellaTrials
1995
An alternative cruciate reconstruction graft: The central quadriceps tendon
Fulkerson J, Langeland R. An alternative cruciate reconstruction graft: The central quadriceps tendon. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 1995, 11: 252-254. PMID: 7794444, DOI: 10.1016/0749-8063(95)90078-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral quadriceps tendonQuadriceps tendon graftTendon graftReconstruction graftQuadriceps tendonSuprapatellar pouchCruciate ligament reconstructionProximal patellaCruciate reconstructionACL reconstructionLigament reconstructionPatellar tendonPatella tendonTunnel placementAnatomic subtletiesBone graftTendon volumeGraftDense cortical boneSecond surgeonCareful adherenceSignificant riskTendonSurgeonsCortical bone