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What are the advantages of hamstring graft over pattela graft. Which graft should be used for acl surgery??
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Hamstring Graft and Patella Graft both can be used for acl surgery. It completely depends on the surgeon comfort. In Patella Graft there is a longer duration of rehabilitation as compared to hamstring. The scar of hamstring also is lesser as compared to Patella Graft.
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