A semitendinosus autograft may yield slightly better short-term (six-month) knee flexor strength after ACL reconstruction than a combined semitendinosus and gracilis graft, but this advantage does not persist past six months and its clinical significance is unclear due to the small effect size.
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Angelo Matteucci
Author
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
Johan Högberg
Author
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenbu
Ramana Piussi
co-author
Institution for neuroscience and physiology, University of Gothenburg
Mathias Wernbom
Author
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenbu
Edoardo Franceschetti
Author
Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
Kristian Samuelsson
Author
Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Gothenburg
Johan Lövgren
Author
Active Physio Sports Medicine Clinic, Brogatan 23, 431 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
Eric Hamrin Senorski
Author
Institution for Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg
