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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-9-18
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the histologic and biomechanical changes that occur between 12 and 52 weeks in an intraarticular, semitendinosus autograft placed through tibial and femoral drill holes in a rabbit model. The results of this study show that, in this rabbit model, the soft tissue graft maintained its biologic fixation in the osseous tunnel when stressed to failure at 1 year. The bony fixation occurred by the formation of an indirect tendon insertion, and this formation was complete by 26 weeks. At 52 weeks, large differences persisted in the strength and stiffness of the graft compared with the normal semitendinosus tendon and anterior cruciate ligament. Based on the results of this study, we support a cautious approach in returning patients to early full activity, including sports, after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with a semitendinosus autograft.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0363-5465
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
554-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Activities of Daily Living, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Anterior Cruciate Ligament, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Biomechanics, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Collagen, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Connective Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Elasticity, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Evaluation Studies as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Femur, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Hindlimb, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Rabbits, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Rupture, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Sports, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Stress, Mechanical, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Tendons, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Tibia, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Transplantation, Autologous, pubmed-meshheading:9240991-Wound Healing
pubmed:articleTitle
Analysis of a semitendinosus autograft in a rabbit model.
pubmed:affiliation
Searcy Medical Center, PA, Arkansas, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study