Comparison of Patellar Tendon and Hamstring Tendon Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 83-90

  Webster, Kate E ^a   Feller, Julian A ^b   Hartnett, Nigel ^b   Leigh, Warren B ^b   Richmond, Anneka K ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OrthoSport Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction; hamstring tendon; long term follow up; patellar tendon

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURIES; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; RETURN TO SPORT; RUPTURE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; RETURN TO SPORT; RUPTURE; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953331250     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546515611886     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Ahldén M, Kartus J, Ejerhed L, Karlsson J, Sernert N., Knee laxity measurements after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, using either bone-patellar-tendon-bone or hamstring tendon autografts, with special emphasis on comparison over time. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2009; 17 (9): 1117-1124.
2. Ardern CL, Taylor NF, Feller JA, Webster KE., Fifty-five per cent return to competitive sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis incluing aspects of physcial functioning and contextual factors. Br J Sports Med. 2014; 48 (21): 1543-1552.
3. Ardern CL, Webster KE, Taylor NF, Feller JA., Return to sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the state of play. Br J Sports Med. 2011; 45 (7): 596-606.
4. Barenius B, Nordlander M, Ponzer S, Tidermark J, Eriksson K., Quality of life and clinical outcome after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using patellar tendon graft or quadrupled semitendinosus graft: an 8-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. Am J Sports Med. 2010; 38 (8): 1533-1541.
5. Barenius B, Ponzer S, Shalabi A, Bujak R, Norlén L, Eriksson K., Increased risk of osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a 14-year follow-up study of a randomized controlled trial. Am J Sports Med. 2014; 42 (5): 1049-1057.
6. Biau D, Katsahian S, Nizard R., Hamstring tendon autograft better than bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft in ACL reconstruction-a cumulative meta-analysis and clinically relevant sensitivity analysis applied to a previously published analysis. Acta Orthop. 2007; 78 (5): 705-707.
7. Biau D, Tournoux C, Katsahian S, Schranz P, Nizard R., Bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts versus hamstring autografts for reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament: meta-analysis. BMJ. 2006; 332 (7548): 995-1001.
8. Feller JA, Webster KE., A randomized comparison of patellar tendon and hamstring tendon anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2003; 31: 564-573.
9. Forster MC, Forster IW., Patellar tendon or four-strand hamstring? A systematic review of autografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee. 2005; 12 (3): 225-230.
10. Freedman KB, D'Amato MJ, Nedeff DD, Kaz A, Bach BR Jr,. Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a metaanalysis comparing patellar tendon and hamstring tendon autografts. Am J Sports Med. 2003; 31 (1): 2-11.
11. Goldblatt JP, Fitzsimmons SE, Balk E, Richmond JC., Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: meta-analysis of patellar tendon versus hamstring tendon autograft. Arthroscopy. 2005; 21 (7): 791-803.
12. Holm I, Oiestad BE, Risberg MA, Gunderson R, Aune AK., No differences in prevalence of osteoarthritis or function after open versus endoscopic technique for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: 12-year follow-up report of a randomized controlled trial. Am J Sports Med. 2012; 40 (11): 2492-2498.
13. Irrgang JJ, Anderson AF, Boland AL, et al. Development and validation of the International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form. Am J Sports Med. 2001; 29 (5): 600-613.
14. Jones D, Kazis L, Lee A, et al. Health status assessments using the Veterans SF-12 and SF-36: methods for evaluating outcomes in the Veterans Health Administration. J Ambulatory Care Management. 2001; 24 (3): 68-86.
15. Kazis LE, Selim A, Rogers W, Ren XS, Lee A, Miller DR., Dissemination of methods and results from the Veterans Health Study: final comments and implications for future monitoring strategies within and outside the veterans health care system. J Ambulatory Care Management. 2006; 29 (4): 310-319.
16. Kellgren J, Lawrence J., Radiological assessment of osteo-arthrosis. Ann Rheum Dis. 1957; 16 (4): 494-502.
17. Leys T, Salmon LJ, Waller A, Linklater J, Pinczewski LA., Clinical results and risk factors for reinjury 15 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A prospective study of hamstring and patellar tendon grafts. Am J Sports Med. 2012; 40 (3): 595-605.
18. Lidén M, Ejerhed L, Sernert N, Laxdal G, Kartus J., Patellar tendon or semitendinosus tendon autografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a prospective, randomized study with a 7-year follow-up. Am J Sports Med. 2007; 35 (5): 740-748.
19. Mohtadi NG, Chan DS, Dainty KN, Whelan DB., Patellar tendon versus hamstring tendon autograft for anterior cruciate ligament rupture in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011; 9:CD005960.
20. Noyes FR, Barber SD, Mooar LA., A rationale for assessing sports activity levels and limitations in knee disorders. Clin Orthop. 1989; 246: 238-249.
21. Noyes FR, McGinniss GH, Mooar LA., Functional disability in the anterior cruciate insufficient knee syndrome: review of knee rating systems and projected risk factors in determining treatment. Sports Med. 1984; 1 (4): 278-302.
22. Noyes FR, Stabler CL., A system for grading articular cartilage lesions at arthroscopy. Am J Sports Med. 1989; 17 (4): 505-513.
23. Øiestad BE, Engebretsen L, Storheim K, Risberg MA., Knee osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review. Am J Sports Med. 2009; 37 (7): 1434-1443.
24. O'Neill D., Arthroscopically assisted reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: a follow-up report. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2001; 83 (9): 1329-1332.
25. Prodromos CC, Joyce BT, Shi K, Keller BL., A meta-analysis of stability after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction as a function of hamstring versus patellar tendon graft and fixation type. Arthroscopy. 2005; 21 (10): 1202.
26. Sachs RA, Daniel DM, Stone ML, Garfein RF., Patellofemoral problems after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 1989; 17 (6): 760-765.
27. Sajovic M, Strahovnik A, Dernovsek MZ, Skaza K., Quality of life and clinical outcome comparison of semitendinosus and gracilis tendon versus patellar tendon autografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: an 11-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. Am J Sports Med. 2011; 39 (10): 2161-2169.
28. Shelbourne KD, Gray T., Minimum 10-year results after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: how the loss of normal knee motion compounds other factors related to the development of osteoarthritis after surgery. Am J Sports Med. 2009; 37 (3): 471-480.
29. Shelbourne KD, Urch SE, Gray T, Freeman H., Loss of normal knee motion after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is associated with radiographic arthritic changes after surgery. Am J Sports Med. 2012; 40 (1): 108-113.
30. Spindler KP, Kuhn JE, Freedman KB, Matthews CE, Dittus RS, Harrell FEJ,. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction autograft choice: bone-tendon-bone versus hamstring: does it really matter? A systematic review. Am J Sports Med. 2004; 32 (8): 1986-1995.
31. Wipfler B, Donner S, Zechmann CM, Springer J, Siebold R, Paessler HH., Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using patellar tendon versus hamstring tendon: a prospective comparative study with 9-year follow-up. Arthroscopy. 2011; 27 (5): 653-665.
32. Yunes M, Richmond JC, Engels EA, Pinczewski LA., Patellar versus hamstring tendons in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a meta-analysis. Arthroscopy. 2001; 17 (3): 248-257.