Does The Soaking Of Hamstrings Tendon Autograft With Vancomycin Reduce The Contamination During Harvesting and Manipulation? A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

repairs versus 20% reconstructions, p ¼ 0.003).There was no difference between repair and reconstruction cohorts for post-op stability as measured with side-side laxity on KT-1000 (1.8mm AE 1.4mm versus 1.5mm AE 2.0mm, p ¼ 0.905) or GNRB (1.6mm AE 1.8mm versus 1.5mm AE 2.0mm, p ¼ 0.850).Differences were seen on 12-month MRI analysis with repairs showing higher SNQ at both femoral (8.8 AE 5.7 versus 4.6 AE 2.9, p ¼ 0.009) and tibial sites (10.0 AE 5.7 versus 4.3 AE 4.2, p ¼ 0.001), with no difference seen at the mid-substance between the groups (12.3 AE 8.5 versus 7.6 AE 5.2, p ¼ 0.074).Repairs demonstrated higher values on average (10.0AE 5.7 versus 4.3 AE 4.2, p ¼ 0.001).There were no graft failures on MRI in either group.Conclusions: When patient selection is optimised for Sherman Type I or II tears, ACL repairs demonstrate equivalent patient-reported outcomes and better objective outcomes (hamstrings strength) to reconstructions at an earlier time point postsurgery.Tissue quality as assessed on MRI shows higher signal at tibial and femoral attachment sites.