Posts Tagged: Hamstring Tendons

Doctor, What Happens to My Harvested Hamstring Tendon After ACL Surgery?

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under ACL Surgery, Hamstring Injury, Knee Injuries and Knee Surgery.

The most common graft used for ACL reconstructions is a hamstring tendon graft.  Once you’ve torn your ACL, you cannot sew the end of the ACL back together.  A ligament needs to be reconstructed. Most ligament reconstructions use the semitendinosus and gracilis tendons. These make up part of your hamstrings: the central part of your patellar tendon also known… Read more »