[The boyfriend catcher. A useful, easy and safe technique to harvest the semitendinous and gracilis autograft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction].
Harvesting the semitendinous-gracilis autograft has always been a challenge. Numerous techniques have been described, most of them using a needle. The boyfriend catcher technique or hitch is a quick, useful, safe and needle-free technique that does not harm the tendon and avoids punctures.
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Salas
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Benavente-Fuentes
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Garza-Moreno
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González-Aguilar
D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / Q000379:methods*; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000637:transplantation; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods