Abstract
The efficacy of dominant wrist circumference measurements to predict dominant lower
extremity patellar tendon thickness at regions of interest for bone-patellar tendon-bone
(BPTB) autograft harvest was studied among 24 healthy men and women. Dominant wrist
circumference displayed good relationships with dominant lower extremity patellar
tendon thickness as determined by two-dimensional diagnostic ultrasound. This initial
screening method may assist surgeons as they consider graft selection for patients
who may be at risk for developing or exacerbating preexisting patellofemoral joint
or knee extensor mechanism conditions with BPTB autograft harvest.
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Publication history
Published online: April 07, 2006
Accepted:
February 20,
2006
Received:
February 5,
2006
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© 2006 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
