Rates of Septic Arthritis After ACL Reconstruction: A Single-Center Analysis Highlighting Quadriceps Tendon Grafts.
Emre Anil ÖzbekSahil DadooAudrey ChangLauren SimonianRomano SebastianiZachary HermanArmin RunerKathleen M PoploskiClair N SmithJames J IrrgangVolker MusahlPublished in: The American journal of sports medicine (2023)
The postoperative rate of septic arthritis was 0.1% after use of the QT autograft. While graft choice may affect rates of septic arthritis after ACLR, patient characteristics, ACLR technique, revision ACLR, and accompanying intra-articular procedures during ACLR were not associated with postoperative septic arthritis with the numbers available for analysis.