RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Quadriceps tendon autograft for arthroscopic knee ligament reconstruction: use it now, use it often JF British Journal of Sports Medicine JO Br J Sports Med FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine SP 698 OP 701 DO 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098769 VO 52 IS 11 A1 Sheean, Andrew J A1 Musahl, Volker A1 Slone, Harris S A1 Xerogeanes, John W A1 Milinkovic, Danko A1 Fink, Christian A1 Hoser, Christian A1 YR 2018 UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/11/698.abstract AB Traditional bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon ACL grafts are not without limitations. A growing body of anatomic, biomechanical and clinical data has demonstrated the utility of quadriceps tendon autograft in arthroscopic knee ligament reconstruction. The quadriceps tendon autograft provides a robust volume of tissue that can be reliably harvested, mitigating the likelihood of variably sized grafts and obviating the necessity of allograft augmentation. Modern, minimally invasive harvest techniques offer the advantages of low rates of donor site morbidity and residual extensor mechanism strength deficits. New data suggest that quadriceps tendon autograft may possess superior biomechanical characteristics when compared with bone-patella tendon-bone (BPTB) autograft. However, there have been very few direct, prospective comparisons between the clinical outcomes associated with quadriceps tendon autograft and other autograft options (eg, hamstring tendon and bone-patellar tendon-bone). Nevertheless, quadriceps tendon autograft should be one of the primary options in any knee surgeon’s armamentarium.