The QT autograft detected comparable rate of Lachman test > 3 mm , Pivot shift test > 3 m and instrumental laxity > 3 mm .
The QT autograft showed a lower rate of autograft failure above all .
The QT autograft detected the reduced rate of AKP than the PT .
Quadriceps tendon autograft may represent a feasible option for primary ACL reconstruction .
The purpose of the current study was to clarify the role of the quadriceps tendon ( QT ) autograft for primary ACL reconstruction .
Thus , a Bayesian network meta- analysis comparing patients undergoing a primary ACL reconstruction with QT versus patellar tendon ( PT ) and hamstring tendon ( HT ) autografts  was conducted .
Early post-operative morbidity following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: patellar tendon versus hamstring graft
Abstract . This study documented postoperative morbidity during the first 4 months following  anterior cruciate ligament ( ACL ) reconstruction  using either patellar tendon or hamstring tendon autograft .  Sixty-five patients undergoing primary arthroscopically assisted single-incision ACL reconstruction  were r and omized to have a central third bone patellar tendon bone autograft ( PT ) or a doubled semitendinosus/doubled gracilis autograft ( HS ) . Postoperatively patients undertook a st and ard ' accelerated ' rehabilitation protocol . Patients were review ed after 2 weeks , 8 weeks , and 4 months . At each review the location and severity of general knee pain and the presence and severity of anterior knee pain ( AKP ) were recorded as were the presence and size of an effusion as well as the active and passive flexion and passive extension deficits compared to the contralateral limb . Pain on kneeling , KT-1000 measured side to side difference in anterior tibial displacement , isokinetic assessment of quadriceps and hamstring peak torque deficits , IKDC score and Cincinnati sports activity level were also recorded after 4 months . After 2 weeks more patients in the PT group complained of AKP and reported that the pain was more severe . After 8 weeks there was no significant difference between the groups for any variable . After 4 months the severity of general pain experienced and the incidence of pain on kneeling were greater in the PT group . The PT group also demonstrated a significantly greater quadriceps peak torque deficit at 240 ° /s . IKDC scores were higher in the HS group , but Cincinnati sports activity scores were higher in the PT group . Although we observed a lower morbidity in the HS group , primarily related to pain , the severity of pain in both groups was relatively low and , in light of the higher mean sports activity level observed in the PT group at 4 months the clinical impact of the difference may not be significant
The QT autograft detected comparable rate of Lachman test > 3 mm , Pivot shift test > 3 m and instrumental laxity > 3 mm .
The QT autograft showed a lower rate of autograft failure above all .
The QT autograft detected the reduced rate of AKP than the PT .
Quadriceps tendon autograft may represent a feasible option for primary ACL reconstruction .
The purpose of the current study was to clarify the role of the quadriceps tendon ( QT ) autograft for primary ACL reconstruction .
Thus , a Bayesian network meta- analysis comparing patients undergoing a primary ACL reconstruction with QT versus patellar tendon ( PT ) and hamstring tendon ( HT ) autografts  was conducted .