Saphenous nerve injury in ACL reconstruction: higher risk with dual hamstring harvest - an observational study

Introduction

Injury to the saphenous nerve or its branches is one of the most common complications of Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction surgery. Among the various iatrogenic reasons for this injury, nerve injury during the passage of the tendon stripper (due to the anatomical proximity of the nerve to the tendons) has been reported already. This study compares the incidence of the saphenous nerve injury following isolated semitendinosus graft harvest versus combined semitendinosus and gracilis harvest during Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction.