Patellar Tendon ACL Autograft

A Patellar Tendon ACL autograft is exactly what it sounds like... The new ACL is created by using your patellar tendon (the tendon that attaches your kneecap to your tibia.

Advantages:
  • Is considered the "gold standard".  This is the most widely used and popular method out there... as a result, doctors are getting very good at this method.
  • This method is considered the strongest method.
Disadvantages:
  • Probably the method that causes the most pain (Don't be scared of a little extra  pain though, I had this method and it's very tolerable.)
  • There is a loss of feeling in the skin of your knee about the size of a quarter (more or less).  This is caused from the incision which cuts the nerves. (Again, don't worry about this, it's nothing you will notice after a while.)
  • You probaby won't want to use this method if kneeling on hard surfaces is part of your job.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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