Tendon-to-bone healing of a quadrupled hamstring tendon graft fixed with biodegradable screws in an immature athlete: a radiologic, arthroscopic, histologic, and electromicroscopic investigation

Arthroscopy. 2004 Nov;20(9):992-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.08.007.

Abstract

Abstract Quadrupled hamstring tendon is one of the most commonly used ligamentous substitutes in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. We describe a case of a young athlete who sustained a rerupture of a semitendinosus-gracilis autograft fixed with biodegradable screws 2 years after primary surgery. Radiologic, arthroscopic, histologic, and electromicroscopic investigation showed tendon-to-bone healing of the soft tissue graft and partial degradation of the interference screws.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament / diagnostic imaging
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament / pathology
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament / surgery*
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries*
  • Arthroscopy
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Bone Screws*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Radiography
  • Sports
  • Tendons / transplantation*

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials