Prediction of individual graft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using anthropometric data.
Patrick ReinbacherVeronika RögglaHannes BeiglböckBenjamin SchettMartin ReschlStefan FischerauerPatrick ReinbacherHarald K WidhalmPublished in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2022)
Anthropometric data with respect to height, weight, and sex can help to predict the dimension of tendons for ACL reconstruction and do correlate with ACL tendon. Patients at risk for small graft dimensions and failure are younger than 20 years and physically active. MRIs of patients at risk for small graft dimensions should be analyzed on tendon length and cross section areas preoperatively to determine the appropriate tendon harvest and fixation technique.