Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 26, 2026
Harvesting of Peroneus Longus Tendon Autograft
Published on: September 2, 2025
[Reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament with hamstring tendon autografts under arthroscopy]
Ai-shan He1, Wei-ming Lia, Ming Fu
1Department of Orthopaedics ,the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yatsen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, China. heaishan2006@yahoo.com.cn
Objective:
To evaluate therapeutic effects for reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament(ACL)with hamstring tendon autografts and bioabsorbable interference screws fixation under arthroscopy.
Methods:
Thirty-one patients with ACL rupture were verified through arthroscopy. There were 27 patients were male and 4 patients were female, ranging in age from 17 to 40 years,with an average of 25 years. Among the patients, 26 patients combined with meniscus injuries, 3 patients with injuries of articular cartilage and 16 patients with I to II degree degeneration of articular cartilage. All the patients were performed ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendon autografts under arthroscopy and the reconstructed ligaments were fixed with bioabsorbable interference screws.
Results:
No severe complications occurred at early stage after operation. Thirty patients were followed up and ranged from 9 to 39 months,with an average of (19 +/- 9.0) months. Lysholm score significantly increased from average of 54.6 +/- 16.6 preoperatively to average of 92.5 +/- 5.7 at the end of follow-up period (t = 11.84, P < 0.01). Twenty-six patients restored to normal activity.
Conclusion:
ACL reconstructed with hamstring tendon autografts under arthroscopy has advantages of minimal trauma and satisfactory outcomes.