Semitendinosus Tendon for Solitary Use in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Semitendinosus Tendon for Solitary Use in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Background: The use of a combined graft of both semitendinosus (ST) and gracilis (G) tendons in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction may cause weakness in knee flexion. It has since been proposed that ST be used alone since sparing G leads to near complete preservation of flexion strength...

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Main Authors: Brian Bundi, James Kigera, Gichambira Gikenye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Surgical Society of Kenya 2016-07-01
Series:The Annals of African Surgery
Subjects:
acl reconstruction
semitendinosus tendinosus
solitary use
adequacy
Online Access:https://www.annalsofafricansurgery.com/semitendinosus-tendon-for-solitary-

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