title: Quadriceps tendon--a reliable alternative for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament.
abstract: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery with the central third quadriceps tendon can yield a stable, high-functioning knee with little associated morbidity. Both the quadriceps tendon-patellar bone graft and the free tendon graft are reported to produce good to excellent outcomes at more than 2 years of follow-up. The decreased donor-site morbidity and absence of anterior knee pain suggest that the quadriceps free tendon autograft offers a reliable, pain-free, low-morbidity autograft alternative in ACL reconstruction. Recent data suggest that this graft may be the least morbid of the currently used ACL autograft reconstruction alternatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, MARB 4th Floor, Farmington, CT 06032, USA. jpdeangelis@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: DeAngelis
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fulkerson
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*