Patellar tendon donor-site healing during six and twelve months after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Hamed Yazdanshenas; Firooz Madadi; Firoozeh Madadi; Eleby Rudolph Washington 3rd; Kristofer Jones; Arya Nick Shamie

doi:10.1016/j.jor.2015.05.018

Patellar tendon donor-site healing during six and twelve months after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

J Orthop. 2015 Jun 23;12(4):179-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2015.05.018. eCollection 2015 Dec.

Authors

Hamed Yazdanshenas¹, Firooz Madadi², Firoozeh Madadi², Eleby Rudolph Washington 3rd³, Kristofer Jones⁴, Arya Nick Shamie⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of California, Los Angles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA ; Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, College of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA.
² Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran.
³ Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, College of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA.
⁴ University of California, Los Angles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

Abstract

Background: Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Graft is one of the most acceptable methods of treatment for Anterior Cruciate Ligament rupture (ACL). This study evaluates the recovery process of the graft donor site.

Methods: This study evaluates the graft donor site recovery in 23 patients with ACL reconstruction, 6 and 12 months after the patellar tendon graft surgery.

Results: In 70 percent of the cases, the healing process was completed after 6 months and the remaining 30 percent recovered after 12 months.

Conclusion: Time is an important factor in the recovery process of the patellar tendon for reconstruction of the ACL.

Keywords: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL); High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO); Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL).

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