Letter to the Editor: Anterior knee pain after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with bone-patellar tendon-bone graft: Inevitable or avoidable with autologous bone grafting?

doi:10.5312/wjo.v17.i6.117568

Advanced Search

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 17, Issue 6

This Article

(4)

(0)

(15)

Peer-Review Report of This Article

CrossCheck and Google Search of This Article

Academic Rules and Norms of This Article

Citation of this article

Corresponding Author of This Article

Research Domain of This Article

Article-Type of This Article

Open-Access Policy of This Article

Times Cited Counts in Google of This Article

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Orthopedics

ISSN

2218-5836

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Correspondence

Copyright: ©Author(s) 2026. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. No commercial re-use. See permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.

World J Orthop. Jun 18, 2026; 17(6): 117568
Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i6.117568

Letter to the Editor: Anterior knee pain after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with bone-patellar tendon-bone graft: Inevitable or avoidable with autologous bone grafting?

Agustina Olaran, Ignacio Garcia-Mansilla

Agustina Olaran, Ignacio Garcia-Mansilla, Division of Knee, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1109, Argentina

Author contributions: Olaran A designed the overall concept and outline of the manuscript; Olaran A and Garcia-Mansilla I contributed to conceptualization, writing, reviewing and editing. All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

AI contribution statement: The content was developed based on the authors’ expertise in the subject matter for which they were invited to contribute, including intellectual authorship, argumentation, and analysis of the relevant technical literature. AI tools, such as DeepL and Microsoft 365 Copilot, were used solely to assist with writing and language review, ensuring an appropriate editorial tone and clarity in the presentation of the information.

Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.

Corresponding author: Ignacio Garcia-Mansilla, MD, Division of Knee, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Juan Domingo Perón 4190, Buenos Aires 1109, Argentina. ignaciogmansilla@gmail.com

Received: December 10, 2025
Revised: December 30, 2025
Accepted: January 14, 2026
Published online: June 18, 2026
Processing time: 189 Days and 9.3 Hours

Core Tip

Core Tip: This study challenges the long-held belief that anterior knee pain is an inevitable consequence of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using bone-patellar tendon-bone grafts. By employing autologous bone grafting to fill donor site defects, the researchers demonstrate a significant reduction in postoperative anterior knee pain, with 95.8% of patients pain-free at one year. This innovative approach not only emphasizes the importance of effective donor site management but also presents a cost-effective, biologically sound strategy that could enhance patient outcomes and redefine surgical practices in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.