title: Comparing Dimensions of Four-Strand Hamstring Tendon Grafts with Native Anterior and Posterior Cruciate Ligaments.
abstract: Background. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether or not there was any incompatibility between four-strand hamstring tendons taken from the same knee and the dimensions of the ACL and PCL.Methods. 15 fresh frozen cadaver hamstrings were prepared as four-strand grafts and measurements made of the ACL and PCL circumferences in the midsection were made in the narrowest part of the midsection. The cross-section areas and diameters were calculated with geometric calculations used to measure the cross-sectional area of cylinders. Accepting that the geometric insertions were elliptical, the length, width, and area were calculated for entry areas.Results. A significant relationship at 96.2% was determined between the ACL mid and the hamstring diameter. A significant relationship at 96.7% was determined between the ACL and the hamstring mid area. A significant relationship at 96.4% was determined between the PCL mid and the hamstring diameter. A significant relationship at 95.7% was determined between the PCL and the hamstring mid area.Conclusion. For the reconstruction of ACL and PCL, it was determined that there is less incompatibility between the four-strand hamstring tendons taken from the same knee and the dimensions of the midsection PCL compared to the ACL dimensions.
authors.affiliation: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Barış
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2023-267X
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Güzelali
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Özdemir
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Elif N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Keskinöz
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gamze
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tümentemur
authors.affiliation: Memorial Antalya Hospital, Orthopedics and Trauma Department, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gökkuş
authors.affiliation: Medipol University Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bahtiyar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Demiralp
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D019737:Transplants / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000637:transplantation*