The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery

The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery

Response to Letter to the Editor: “How to avoid Common Complications in Hamstrings Harvest for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. A Practical Guide.”

Document Type : REPLY

Authors
Filippo Familiari 1
Michelangelo Palco 2
Raffaella Russo 3
Robert F. LaPrade 4
Roberto Simonetta 2
1 1 Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy 2 Research Center on Musculoskeletal Health, MusculoSkeletalHealth@UMG, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
2 Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Casa di Cura Caminiti, Villa San Giovanni (RC), Italy
3 4 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Nutrition Unit, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
4 Twin Cities Orthopedics, Edina, Minnesota, USA
10.22038/abjs.2024.78488.3613
Abstract
We greatly appreciate the comments on our recent technical note. However we continue to support the effectiveness of our hamstrings harvest technique, cause of no differences in terms of premature amputations of the graft were observed and the other technique proposed does not eliminate the risk of damage to the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve.
Keywords
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complication
Hamstring harvest
Hamstring
Knee
Subjects
1. Tsai YY, Zheng ZH. How to Avoid Common Complications in Hamstrings Harvest for Anterior Cruciate Ligament 
Reconstruction: A Practical Guide - Letter to Editor. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2024; 12(2):148-148. doi:10.22038/abjs.2023.75674.3502.
2. Familiari F, Palco M, Russo R, LaPrade RF, Simonetta R. How to Avoid Common Complications in Hamstrings Harvest for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Practical Guide. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2023; 11(7):458-464. doi:10.22038/ABJS.2023.70676.3310.
3. Yeh WL, Chen JM, Liu CH, Tsai PJ, Higashiyama R, Takaso M. Endoscopic Harvest of Autogenous Gracilis and Semitendinosus Tendons. Arthrosc Tech. 2018; 7(10):e1019-e1024. doi:10.1016/j.eats.2018.06.007.
4. Olewnik Ł, Gonera B, Podgórski M, Polguj M, Jezierski H, Topol M. A proposal for a new classification of pes anserinus morphology. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019; 27(9):2984-2993. doi:10.1007/s00167-018-5318-3. 
The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 5
May 2024
Pages 365-372

  • Receive Date 02 March 2024
  • Accept Date 05 March 2024