Low re-rupture rate with BPTB autograft and semitendinosus gracilis autograft with preserved insertions in ACL reconstruction surgery in sports persons

Purpose To compare the results of bone-patellar tendon-bone graft (BPTB), semitendinosus–gracilis graft with preserved insertions (STGPI) and semitendinosus–gracilis-free graft (STGF) in terms of graft failure, objective mechanical stability, functional outcome, and return to sports in elite and recreational sports persons. It was hypothesized that the STGPI graft provided superior outcome as compared to the other two grafts.