Hamstring autograft utilization in reconstructing anterior cruciate ligament: Review of harvesting techniques, graft preparation, and different fixation methods

Table 1 Incision direction/length, neurological injury, area of hypoesthesia

Ref.	Direction/length of incision	Prevalence of IPBSN injury	Area of hypoesthesia
Keyhani et al[23], 2019	Vertical: 3.8 cm; Oblique: 2.7 cm	IPBSN 40%; Vertical 56.8%; Oblique 25%	Vertical 34.2 cm2; Oblique 9.6 cm2
Mousavi et al[25], 2018	Vertical: 5.1 cm; Oblique: 3.8 cm	IPBSN 83%; Vertical 95.8%; Oblique 61.3%	Vertical 59.9 cm2; Oblique 11.5 cm2
Sabat et al[29], 2012	Vertical: 4.1 cm; Oblique 3.8 cm	1IPBSN 48%; 1Vertical 76%; 1Oblique 32%	1Vertical: 44.6 cm2; 1Oblique: 14.4 cm2
Joshi et al[23], 2016	Vertical: 3 cm; Oblique: 3 cm	IPBSN 21.1%; Vertical 25%; Oblique 16.36%	N/M
Luo et al[19], 2007	Vertical 3.4 cm; Oblique: 3.3 cm	IPBSN 48%; Vertical 65.7%; Oblique 24%	Vertical: 48 cm2; Oblique: 8.4 cm2
Sharaby et al[29], 2019	Vertical 5 cm; Oblique: 5.2 cm	IPBSN: 69.2%; Vertical: 39.5%; Oblique: 24%	N/M
Mahmood et al[21], 2020	Oblique: 2.9 cm	IPBSN: 24%	Oblique: 3.9 cm2
Figueroa et al[28], 2008	Vertical: 1.8 cm	IPBSN: 77%	Vertical: 3.6 cm2
Sanders et al[15], 2007	Vertical: 1.5-2 cm	IPBSN: 19%	N/M
Ochiai et al[24], 2017	Vertical: 1.8-2.5 cm	21.1%	N/M

¹Six months postoperatively.

IPBSN: Infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve (total prevalence of hypoesthesia over the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve distribution measured clinically); N/M: No mention.