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Our Preferred Technique for Bone–Patellar Tendon–Bone Allograft Preparation

ABSTRACT: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is an increasingly common procedure as orthopaedic patients seek to remain active longer in life, resulting in more ligamentous knee injuries. Graft selection is at the forefront of decision making in knee reconstruction, with advantages and disadvantages to various grafts, including allograft to autograft. Although the gold standard for the ACL reconstruction of elite athletes and highly active patients has traditionally been bone–patellar tendon–bone autograft (BTB), this graft is not without its disadvantages, such as increased operative time, increased postoperative pain, potential for anterior knee pain, larger incision, violation of the extensor mechanism, and potentially kneeling pain. Soft tissue autografts (hamstring, quadriceps) offer a good alternative; however, they may be associated with higher rerupture rates, as well as associated donor site morbidity. Additionally, soft tissue allografts have a higher graft rupture rate. For this reason, it is the senior author’s preference to perform allograft ACL reconstruction with BTB allograft in appropriately selected patients. We describe our technique for an efficient and reproducible BTB allograft preparation. Technique Video Video 1 In the video, we present our preferred technique for BTB allograft preparation. Abbreviation: BTB, bone–patellar tendon–bone autograft.

SUBMITTER: DeFroda S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8626798 | biostudies-literature |

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