Which quadriceps tendon graft option for ACL reconstruction?

• A. Quad tendon
• B. HS tendon
• C. Bone-patellar tendon-bone
• D. Allograft

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that graft choices for ACL reconstruction come from different tissues, and a quadriceps tendon graft is one of those autograft options. The option that directly represents harvesting from the quadriceps tendon is the quad tendon graft. It’s a valid autograft with characteristics like a robust, potentially large graft diameter and often favorable morbidities compared with other sources. The other options come from different sources: hamstring tendons are a separate autograft, bone-patellar-tendon-bone is a patellar-tat patellar tendon graft with bone blocks, and allograft is donor tissue. So the quadriceps tendon choice is the one that represents the quadriceps tendon graft.