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Article: New autograft research from Duke University discussed.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 11, 2009
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"Controversy remains over the most appropriate graft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. There is no significant difference in outcomes after 4-strand hamstring and patellar tendon autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions using similar fixation techniques," investigators in the United States report (see also Autograft).
"Randomized controlled trial; Level of evidence, 1. Between August 2000 and May 2003, 64 Keller Army Hospital patients with complete anterior cruciate ligament tears were randomized to hamstring (n = 32) or patellar tendon (n = 32) autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Operative graft fixation and ...