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Acta Ortop Mex
; 27(2): 92-6, 2013.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24701759
Harvesting the semitendinous-gracilis autograft has always been a challenge. Numerous techniques have been described, most of them using a needle. The boyfriend catcher technique or hitch is a quick, useful, safe and needle-free technique that does not harm the tendon and avoids punctures.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction/methods , Suture Techniques , Tendons/surgery , Tissue and Organ Harvesting/methods , Electrocoagulation , Humans , Ligaments/transplantation , Transplantation, Autologous/methods