2021
Remnant Muscle Preservation on Hamstring Tendon Autograft During ACL Reconstruction Promotes Volumetric Increase With Biological and Regenerative Potential
Funchal LFZ, Ortiz R, Jimenez A, Di Giunta Funchal G, Cohen M, Astur DC. Remnant Muscle Preservation on Hamstring Tendon Autograft During ACL Reconstruction Promotes Volumetric Increase With Biological and Regenerative Potential. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2021, 9: 2325967121990016. PMID: 34250161, PMCID: PMC8239340, DOI: 10.1177/2325967121990016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionGraft diameterLysholm scoreTendon autograftGroup 2Tendon graftGroup 1Hamstring tendon autograftBetter functional scoresMuscle tissueTegner activity scaleCruciate ligament reconstructionBetter Lysholm scoresLevel of evidenceRegenerative potentialVolumetric increaseAutograft diameterCohort studyFunctional scoresLigament reconstructionMuscle preservationHistological examinationHistological characteristicsPatientsActivity Scale
2020
Novel repair of a quadriceps tendon rupture after a total knee arthroplasty using gracilis and semitendinosus autografts
Jimenez A, Bedeir YH, Hasselfeld KA, Hasselfeld KA, Branam BR. Novel repair of a quadriceps tendon rupture after a total knee arthroplasty using gracilis and semitendinosus autografts. The Knee 2020, 27: 1446-1450. PMID: 33010760, DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2020.07.090.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsQuadriceps tendon ruptureTotal knee arthroplastyTendon ruptureTendon autograftKnee arthroplastyGracilis tendon autograftAlternative surgical optionSetting of TKALong-term outcomesMinimal donor site morbidityStraight leg raiseDonor site morbidityResidual painExtensor lagObese patientsSemitendinosus autograftSurgical optionsLeg raiseFavorable outcomeSimilar complicationsDirect repairMost previous reportsSatisfactory outcomeSite morbidityUnsatisfactory outcome