Does Tourniquet Use Affect the Length of the Hamstring Tendon in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction?

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dc.contributor.authorAltunkilic, Tarik
dc.contributor.authorAri, Bunyamin
dc.contributor.authorGuzel, Ismail
dc.contributor.authorBoz, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorInceoglu, Feyza
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-19T06:37:43Z
dc.date.available2026-06-19T06:37:43Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the use of a tourniquet during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction affects the length of the hamstring tendon used for autograft. Methods: Adult patients who were referred to the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department of The Malatya Turgut & Ouml;zal University hospital and were diagnosed with anterior cruciate ligament injury between 30 July 2025 and 30 December 2025 were included in the study. In total, 31 patients from whom the hamstring tendon was harvested without a tourniquet were placed in Group 1, and 36 patients from whom the hamstring tendon was harvested with a tourniquet were placed in Group 2. This study is a prospective, randomized, comparative study. These two groups were compared with respect to the lengths of the hamstring tendons used as autografts. Results: The semitendinosus and gracilis tendon lengths in Group 1 were 29.61 +/- 1.76 cm and 27.68 +/- 2.02 cm, respectively. In Group 2, the semitendinosus and gracilis tendon lengths were 25.67 +/- 1.45 cm and 23.72 +/- 1.06 cm, respectively. A statistically significant difference was observed between the semitendinosus and gracilis tendon lengths of the participants in Groups 1 and 2 (p < 0.05). Conclusions: These findings suggest that avoiding tourniquet use during hamstring tendon harvest may represent a simple technical modification that can influence harvested tendon length during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/jcm15083076
dc.identifier.issn2077-0383
dc.identifier.issue8
dc.identifier.pmid42074877
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105036833020
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15083076
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/5188
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001751054700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Clinical Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260612
dc.subjectAnterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
dc.subjectHamstring Tendon Length
dc.subjectTourniquet
dc.titleDoes Tourniquet Use Affect the Length of the Hamstring Tendon in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction?
dc.typeArticle

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