Arthrex offers a complete line of graft harvesting and preparation instruments for hamstring, patella tendon and quadriceps tendon. Arthrex has developed unique tools and techniques to increase reproducibility of graft harvesting while decreasing morbidity through minimally invasive techniques that can be performed through a small incision.

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Arthrex pioneered quadriceps tendon (QT) autograft harvesting in 2014 with the minimally invasive QT harvest instrument set, which was designed for a much easier and more reproducible QT harvest. The next evolution in graft harvesting for ACL reconstruction, the QuadPro™ tendon harvester was specifically engineered to allow for efficient, safe graft harvesting while reducing the morbidity and challenges associated with traditional quad harvesting techniques.

John W. Xerogeanes, MD (Atlanta, GA), demonstrates a quadriceps tendon autograft ACL reconstruction using the QuadPro™ tendon harvester, FiberTag® TightRope® implants, and FiberTape® suture for the InternalBrace™ technique.
The InternalBrace surgical technique is intended only to augment the primary repair/reconstruction by expanding the area of tissue approximation during the healing period and is not intended as a replacement for the native ligament. The InternalBrace technique is for use during soft tissue-to-bone fixation procedures and is not cleared for bone-to-bone fixation.

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QuadLink™ ACL Reconstruction Using the QuadPro™ Harvester and FiberTag® TightRope® Implants

John W. Xerogeanes, MD (Atlanta, GA), prepares a quadriceps tendon graft using the FiberTag® TightRope® implant system.

Quad Tendon Graft Preparation Using the FiberTag® TightRope® Implant

Justin Boyle (Arthrex Group Product Manager) demonstrates tips and pearls for a successful harvest of a quadriceps tendon autograft using the QuadPro™ tendon harvester.&nbsp;

Putting the “Pro” in QuadPro™ Harvester: Tips and Pearls for a Successful Quad Tendon Harvest

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Many products are available to assist the surgeon with bone-tendon-bone (BTB) graft harvesting and preparation. 

 
 
The parallel graft knife—with parallel blades to create a precise cut in a single pass—is designed for harvesting the patellar or quadriceps tendon during an ACL or a PCL reconstruction. 
 

 
Graft harvesting cutting guides and saw blades can harvest an ideal trapezoidal-shaped bone plug with predrilled suture holes from both the patella and the tibia; the cutting guides provide consistent, reproducible 
results during tendon harvest. 
 

 
Additional instrumentation for BTB graft preparation, including a graft harvesting osteotome and ACL graft shaper, are also available.&nbsp;

BTB Graft Harvest and Preparation Instruments

Arthrex offers the most advanced techniques and instruments for hamstring harvesting and preparation. Harvesting can be accomplished safely and reproducibly both from the traditional anterior approach or through a posterior approach using the minimally invasive hamstring harvest technique and specialized tendon strippers. 
 

The Arthrex Graft Prep Station offers a variety of interchangeable clamps and posts to facilitate graft tensioning and suturing. 
 

Graft preparation has been revolutionized with the FiberLoop® line of suture and SpeedWhip™ technique. The continuous loops of #2 or #0 suture and free-floating straight or curved needles allow reproducible graft suturing in half the time of traditional straight sutures.

Hamstring Graft Harvest and Preparation Instruments

Decades of graft preparation experience and feedback from surgical teams have culminated in the&nbsp;GraftPro&nbsp;graft preparation system. The&nbsp;GraftPro system has numerous features that simplify and accelerate graft preparation of soft-tissue, BTB, QuadLink™, and GraftLink® grafts.

GraftPro® Graft Preparation System

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GraftLink® ACL Reconstruction Using the InternalBrace™ Technique

Decades of graft preparation experience and feedback from surgical teams have culminated into the GraftPro™ Graft Preparation System. The GraftPro system has numerous features that simplify and accelerate graft preparation of soft tissue, BTB and GraftLink® grafts.

GraftPro™ Graft Preparation System

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GraftPro™ Graft Preparation System 

Arthrex® Graft Tubes are full circumference, full length, clear tubes that facilitate graft compression, sizing and preparation. The unique transparent tubes with an etched ruler allow visualization of the graft during diameter and length sizing. Funneled entrance and attachable handle ease the entry of grafts into the sizer, allowing compression of up to 2 mm. Small holes in the Graft Tubes allow hydration of the graft along the entire length. The tapered tip allows delivery of the graft directly into the tibial tunnel or medial portal.

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The Hamstring Donor Site Delivery Tube allows a surgeon to directly administer an anesthetic after autograft hamstring harvest during ACL reconstruction. The overall length of the tube is 247 mm. The distal 90 mm features 16 fenestrations in an offset pattern to deliver the anesthetic effectively over a wide area.