Alan Augusto Coelho¹, Júlio César Nather Júnior², Rodrigo Salim¹, Mauricio Kfuri Junior³, Robinson Esteves Pires⁴ and Fabricio Fogagnolo¹*

¹Department of Orthopaedics and Anaesthesiology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil
²Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology and Clinical Oncology. Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil
³Missouri Orthopaedic Institute. University of Missouri, Columbia (MO), United States
⁴Department of the Locomotor Apparatus. Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil

*Corresponding Author: Fabricio Fogagnolo, Department of Orthopaedics and Anaesthesiology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil.

Received: August 19, 2022; Published: September 12, 2022

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the present study was to standardize the surgical approach for hamstring graft harvesting, with location of the center of the incision based on anatomical parameters and using data from a selection of magnetic resonance images of the knee.

Method: This study analyzed 40 magnetic resonance images of the knee (20 men and 20 women). The parameters measured were: longitudinal distance from the proximal border of the pes anserinus to the femorotibial joint in the coronal section (PA-JOINT); transverse distance from the lateral border of the pes anserinus to the medial border of the anterior tibial tuberosity in the axial section (PA-ATT); and ratio between the distance from the proximal border of the pes anserinus to the femorotibial joint (PA-JOINT) and the largest transverse width of the tibial plateau (WIDTH PLATEAU).

Results: According to the analysis, the location of the center of the incision was estimated to be 4.0 cm distally to the femorotibial joint (PA-JOINT) and 2.5 cm medially to the anterior tibial tuberosity (PA-ATT). There was a strong intra-observer and regular inter-observer correlation for these measurements.

Conclusion: With the precise determination of the incision center, it is possible to standardize an accurate and reproducible surgical approach for hamstring graft harvesting.

Keywords: Hamstring Graft; Autologous Graft; Surgical Approach; Ligament Reconstruction; Knee Surgery

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Citation

Citation: Fabricio Fogagnolo., et al. “Hamstrings Graft Harvesting: Where Should be the Incision? Anatomical Landmarks Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging".Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 5.10 (2022): 20-26.

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