Femoral press-fit fixation of the hamstring tendons for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Background: Press-fit fixation of patellar tendon-bone anterior cruciate ligament autografts is an interesting technique because no hardware is necessary. For hamstring tendon grafts, no biomechanical data exist of a press-fit procedure.

Hypothesis: Press-fit femoral fixation of hamstring tendons is mechanically equivalent to press-fit patellar tendon-bone fixation.