Posterior Approach With Small Incision Is a Safe Alternative to Anterior Approach for Hamstring Autograft Harvest in Adolescents.
Alexandra Hunter AitchisonLindsay M SchlichteMadison R HeathPeter D FabricantDaniel W GreenPublished in: HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery (2022)
A posterior incision for hamstring autograft harvest provided an alternative approach in adolescents, which resulted in a 20% smaller incision than an anterior approach. For procedures such as MPFL reconstruction that do not require concomitant anteromedial work, posterior hamstring harvest may be used to improve cosmesis while producing viable hamstring autograft tissue for surgical reconstruction.