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Evaluation of Autografts Used in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Terms of Tensile Strength
Introduction Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries increase the likelihood of chronic knee problems in later years, including early onset osteoarthritis. Therefore, ACL treatment is important in preventing knee problems from developing. The treatment of choice for ACL tears is surgery (ACL recon...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10318378/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37409216 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39927 |
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author | Mert, Ahmet Cinaroglu, Selim Keleş, Hacı Aydin, Murat Çiçek, Fatih |
author_facet | Mert, Ahmet Cinaroglu, Selim Keleş, Hacı Aydin, Murat Çiçek, Fatih |
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description | Introduction Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries increase the likelihood of chronic knee problems in later years, including early onset osteoarthritis. Therefore, ACL treatment is important in preventing knee problems from developing. The treatment of choice for ACL tears is surgery (ACL reconstruction), and the most popular tendons for ACL reconstruction are the patellar tendon, hamstring tendon (semitendinosus and gracilis tendons), and bone-patellar tendon-bone. The present study compares the tensile strength of autografts used in ACL reconstruction to identify the optimum autograft for ACL in terms of mechanical properties. Methods Cadavers were dissected, and the Achilles tendons, quadriceps tendons, hamstring tendons (semitendinosus and gracilis tendons), patellar tendon grafts, and ACLs were harvested. Tensile tests of each tendon graft were performed using a Shimadzu Autograph AG-IS 100 kN tester (Shimadzu, Kyoto, Japan). Results The mean difference in tensile strength between ACL and other grafts was lowest for the quadriceps in both males and females (p ˂ 0.001), meaning that ACL and quadriceps grafts are more compatible than other tendon grafts in terms of tensile strength. Conclusion The present study found the lowest mean difference in tensile strength to be between the ACL and the quadriceps tendon, suggesting that the use of the quadriceps tendon in ACL reconstruction will yield more positive outcomes. |
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spelling | pubmed-103183782023-07-05 Evaluation of Autografts Used in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Terms of Tensile Strength Mert, Ahmet Cinaroglu, Selim Keleş, Hacı Aydin, Murat Çiçek, Fatih Cureus Orthopedics Introduction Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries increase the likelihood of chronic knee problems in later years, including early onset osteoarthritis. Therefore, ACL treatment is important in preventing knee problems from developing. The treatment of choice for ACL tears is surgery (ACL reconstruction), and the most popular tendons for ACL reconstruction are the patellar tendon, hamstring tendon (semitendinosus and gracilis tendons), and bone-patellar tendon-bone. The present study compares the tensile strength of autografts used in ACL reconstruction to identify the optimum autograft for ACL in terms of mechanical properties. Methods Cadavers were dissected, and the Achilles tendons, quadriceps tendons, hamstring tendons (semitendinosus and gracilis tendons), patellar tendon grafts, and ACLs were harvested. Tensile tests of each tendon graft were performed using a Shimadzu Autograph AG-IS 100 kN tester (Shimadzu, Kyoto, Japan). Results The mean difference in tensile strength between ACL and other grafts was lowest for the quadriceps in both males and females (p ˂ 0.001), meaning that ACL and quadriceps grafts are more compatible than other tendon grafts in terms of tensile strength. Conclusion The present study found the lowest mean difference in tensile strength to be between the ACL and the quadriceps tendon, suggesting that the use of the quadriceps tendon in ACL reconstruction will yield more positive outcomes. Cureus 2023-06-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10318378/ /pubmed/37409216 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39927 Text en Copyright © 2023, Mert et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Orthopedics Mert, Ahmet Cinaroglu, Selim Keleş, Hacı Aydin, Murat Çiçek, Fatih Evaluation of Autografts Used in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Terms of Tensile Strength |
title | Evaluation of Autografts Used in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Terms of Tensile Strength |
title_full | Evaluation of Autografts Used in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Terms of Tensile Strength |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of Autografts Used in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Terms of Tensile Strength |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Autografts Used in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Terms of Tensile Strength |
title_short | Evaluation of Autografts Used in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Terms of Tensile Strength |
title_sort | evaluation of autografts used in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in terms of tensile strength |
topic | Orthopedics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10318378/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37409216 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39927 |
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