title: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: which graft is best?
abstract: Abstract For the last 4 decades, since the initial use of the patellar tendon for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, there has been controversy regarding the ideal graft choice for this procedure. Beside bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts, several other graft choices have become popular, including hamstring tendon and a variety of allografts. Within the past 5 years, several randomized and nonrandomized studies have compared the graft choices in ACL reconstruction. However, the question still remains: Is there an ideal graft for ACL reconstruction? The purpose of this review is to assess the most recent data, identifying if there truly is an ideal graft choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Orrin H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Banffy
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*