Originally Posted by
tadawdy
In a biomechanics class, we had a guest lecturer who works with a group of surgeons who have tried every type of ACL reconstruction over the last few decades. I asked him the same question about taking the semitendinosis and semimembranosus tendons...essentially, they don't really know, but people lose about 10% of their knee flexion strength.
From what Ive seen firsthand, the only problems I saw were some donor site tenderness. Never saw any specific hamstring or other knee problems (patellofemoral, ITB, etc) in any of the patients 5 years out.
As for getting a second opinion..... keep a few things in mind. Surgeons make money doing surgeries, not conservative treatment. Also, it appears this procedure is relatively new (2007?). I like my procedures done with the time-tested ones that we know the outcomes and have lots of docs doing lots of them.