Michael Letter, Andrew Beauperthuy, Rosalia L Parrino, Kevin Posner, Michael G Baraga, Thomas M Best, Lee D Kaplan, Moataz Eltoukhy, Keri L Strand, Andrew Buskard, Joseph F Signorile
Background: Quadriceps tendon (QT) autografts are increasingly popular for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). However, no study has compared QT autografts with bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) autografts regarding the electromechanical delay (EMD), the peak torque (PT), and the rate of force development (RFD) in the superficial quadriceps muscles (rectus femoris [RF], vastus medialis [VM], and vastus lateralis [VL]). Hypotheses: We hypothesized (1) there would be a significantly lower PT, lower RFD, and longer quadriceps EMD of the operative limb for the QT versus the BTB autograft; (2) the PT, the RFD, and the quadriceps EMD of the operative limb would be significantly depressed compared with those of the nonoperative limb, regardless of the surgical technique; and (3) there would be greater increases in the RF EMD than in the VM or the VL EMD...
October 2021: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine