A Randomized Controlled Trial With Mean 16-Year Follow-up Comparing Hamstring and Patellar Tendon Autografts in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Conclusion: Only minor and mostly insignificant differences were found between the PT and HT autograft groups in this long-term randomized controlled trial. In both groups, significantly more signs of radiographic OA were found in the reconstructed knee than in the contralateral knee.

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Source: The American Journal of Sports Medicine - August 31, 2016 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Björnsson, H., Samuelsson, K., Sundemo, D., Desai, N., Sernert, N., Rostgard-Christensen, L., Karlsson, J., Kartus, J. Tags: Knee ligaments, ACL, Knee, articular cartilage Source Type: research