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Dr. Matava explains the graft that is most commonly used during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery.
Dr. Matava:
Well, the most common graft is your own tissue; that’s called an autograft. A cadaver graft is actually the least common graft that we tend to use. So, the patellar tendon is the most common, probably 50-60% of all grafts used are patellar tendon. 20-30% of the grafts used are the hamstrings; that’s the second most common, and then finally, the cadaver graft is the third most common.
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