Clinical Study

Adequacy of Semitendinosus Tendon Alone for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Graft and Prediction of Hamstring Graft Size by Evaluating Simple Anthropometric Parameters

Table 3

Frequency of adequate ST tendon graft length according to gender.

Length of semitendinosus (ST)
tendon graft <28 cm
Length of semitendinosus (ST)
tendon graft 28 cm
Length of semitendinosus (ST)
tendon graft >28 cm
(%) (%) (%)

Males6/45 (13.3%)8/45 (17.7%)31/45 (69%)
Females7/16 (43.75%)3/16 (18.75%)6/16 (37.5%)

Total13/61 (21%)11/61 (18%)37/61 (61%)