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Clinical outcomes were assessed using the International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form (IKDC), Marx Activity Scale, KT-1000 arthrometer side-to-side difference, and pivot-shift test. Quadriceps muscle volumes, including RF, vastus medialis (VM), vastus lateralis (VL), and vastus intermedius (VI), were measured using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at one\u00a0year postoperatively. Isokinetic strength testing at 60\u00b0\/s and 240\u00b0\/s and hop performance tests were performed to determine limb symmetry indexes (LSI).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 54 patients were evaluated with a mean follow-up of 15.7\u2009\u00b1\u20094.2\u00a0months. The mean IKDC score was 84.1\u2009\u00b1\u20099.7, the mean Marx Activity Scale score was 7.1\u2009\u00b1\u20093.2, and the mean side-to-side anterior tibial translation difference was 1.8\u2009\u00b1\u20091.2\u00a0mm. All quadriceps muscle volumes were significantly lower in the operated limb than in the contralateral limb (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Mean deficits were 9.63% for RF, 8.52% for VL, 7.95% for VI, and 8.08% for VM. No significant difference was observed among the percentage deficits of the four muscles (F\u2009=\u20091.701,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.170). LSI values exceeded 90% in all evaluated strength and functional parameters. No significant side-to-side differences were found in most isokinetic and hop tests, except for 240\u00b0\/s extension strength (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.03) and triple-hop performance (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Primary ACLR using a quadrupled RF tendon autograft resulted in favourable one\u00a0year clinical and functional outcomes with restoration of limb symmetry. Quantitative MRI analyses demonstrated that RF graft harvest did not result in selective RF muscle volume loss or clinically relevant strength deficit at one\u00a0year postoperatively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00264-026-06886-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,6]],"date-time":"2026-06-06T01:38:56Z","timestamp":1780709936000},"page":"1589-1596","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Rectus femoris graft harvest for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction does not result in selective rectus femoris muscle volume loss or strength deficit at one\u00a0year: quantitative magnetic resonance imaging, isokinetic and functional analyses"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"50","author":[{"given":"Ahmet Emin","family":"Okutan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lokman","family":"Kehribar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Enes","family":"G\u00fcr\u00fcn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ali Kerim","family":"Y\u0131lmaz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"6886_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"859","DOI":"10.1177\/03635465231152232","volume":"52","author":"JW Belk","year":"2024","unstructured":"Belk JW, Littlefield CP, Smith JRH et al (2024) Autograft demonstrates superior outcomes for revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction when compared with allograft: a systematic review. 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