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Minimally Invasive Quadriceps Tendon Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using the Quadriceps Tendon Harvest
Malik E Dancy1, Michelle A Davis1, Fabien Meta1
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Abstract:
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using the quadriceps tendon (QT) autograft is an increasingly utilized technique that confers less donor site morbidity and comparable outcomes to other historically used graft options. The graft harvest and implantation process present vast variability-particularly regarding the achievement of adequate graft site visualization, consistently attaining a uniform and appropriately sized graft, and subsequent reconstruction of the ACL with the all-soft tissue graft. The purpose of this Technical Note and video is to describe and demonstrate minimally invasive quadriceps tendon autograft harvesting using the Quadriceps Tendon Harvest Guide System (QUADTRAC), and its subsequent implantation within a single-bundle ACL reconstruction with suspensory fixation.
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