Correlation between body mass index and quadrupled hamstring tendon autograft size in ACL reconstruction.
JOINTS 2017;
4:198-201. [PMID:
28217655 DOI:
10.11138/jts/2016.4.4.198]
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Abstract
PURPOSE
the aim of this study was to assess the relationship of patient weight, height and body mass index (BMI) with the size of the quadrupled hamstring tendon used in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.
METHODS
from patient records, we retrospectively assessed the weight, height, BMI and graft sizes of 126 patients who underwent ACL reconstruction using a quadrupled hamstring tendon autograft between January 2010 and January 2013 at our institution. The data obtained from perioperative measurements were studied using correlation analysis.
RESULTS
statistically significant relationships were found between patient height and graft diameter (p = 0.033, r = 0.19) and between patient weight and graft diameter (p < 0.0001, r = 0.33). No statistically significant relationships were found between graft diameter and BMI or between graft length and patient height, weight and BMI (p > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
patient height and weight were found to be related to quadrupled hamstring graft diameter in our patient population. BMI was not related to the quadrupled hamstring graft size. The exact size of the graft cannot be predicted preoperatively on the basis of these variables.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
Level IV, retrospective case series.
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