Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Over the past decades, the search for the 'ideal' graft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction has remained one of orthopaedic surgery's most enduring pursuits. Each generation of surgeons has witnessed new grafts and techniques emerge-only for most to find their rightful place somewhere between innovation and pragmatism. The sheer number of available options-bone-patellar tendon-bone, hamstring autografts, quadriceps tendon, peroneus longus and the many forms of allografts-is itself a reminder that no single graft is perfect. Each carries its own strengths and limitations, underscoring that no option fully satisfies the balance between biomechanical performance, donor-site morbidity, graft survival and functional recovery. This ongoing search for improvement keeps the door open for exploring new alternatives. In this context, a new and unexpected contender has quietly entered the scene.
DOI: 10.1002/ksa.70242
Institutions: Universidad Andrés Bello, Finis Terrae University, Hospital del Trabajador, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Lyon Sud, Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Institut des Sciences du Mouvement Etienne-Jules Marey, Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7117293263