Tendon regeneration and muscle hypotrophy after isolated Gracilis tendon harvesting - a pilot study

Abstract Purpose The gracilis tendon (GT) is a commonly used autologous graft in Orthopaedic surgery. The majority of information on knee function and outcomes after hamstring harvest is related to both semitendinosus and GT harvest. Little is known regarding isolated harvest of a GT. It was hypothe...

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Main Authors: Anne Flies, Timm Denecke, Natascha Kraus, Philipp Kruppa, Matthew T. Provencher, Roland Becker, Sebastian Kopf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Subjects:
MRI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40634-020-00236-8