TY - JOUR
T1 - Iliotibial band autograft versus bone-patella-tendon-bone autograft, a possible alternative for ACL reconstruction
T2 - a 15-year prospective randomized controlled trial
AU - Stensbirk, Frederik
AU - Thorborg, Kristian
AU - Konradsen, Lars Aage Glud
AU - Jørgensen, Uffe
AU - Hölmich, Per
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The long-term results after using the iliotibial band autograft (ITB) in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are not fully known. If equal in quality to conventional methods, the ITB graft could be a useful alternative as a primary graft, in revision surgery or multi-ligament reconstruction. The purpose is to assess whether the ITB autograft is a long-term reliable alternative to the bone-patella-tendon-bone (BPTB) autograft, using a prospective randomized controlled trial design.
AB - The long-term results after using the iliotibial band autograft (ITB) in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are not fully known. If equal in quality to conventional methods, the ITB graft could be a useful alternative as a primary graft, in revision surgery or multi-ligament reconstruction. The purpose is to assess whether the ITB autograft is a long-term reliable alternative to the bone-patella-tendon-bone (BPTB) autograft, using a prospective randomized controlled trial design.
U2 - 10.1007/s00167-013-2630-9
DO - 10.1007/s00167-013-2630-9
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23974633
JO - Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
JF - Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
SN - 0942-2056
IS - 67
ER -