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We hypothesized that both procedures will obtain similar outcomes.\nMethods\nFifty-one participants were enrolled in this secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial and were categorised into two groups: quadriceps tendon (QT) group (23 men and 3 women; mean age 18.7 \u00b1 3.6; BMI 23.0 \u00b1 2.2) or hamstring tendon (HT) group (16 men and 9 women; mean age 19.2 \u00b1 3.6 BMI 23.5 \u00b1 3.5). Both groups followed the same rehabilitation staged protocol. Pressure pain threshold (PPT), as a measure of perceived pain, was obtained in several points of quadriceps and hamstring muscles. Ultrasound imaging measurements were obtained in quadriceps tendon and knee cartilage thickness. Four measurements were taken in this study: baseline, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.\nResults\nThe analysis of PPT did not find significant differences in both groups \u00d7 interaction time in the points evaluated: epicondyle (QT = 421.1 \u00b1 184.1 vs HT = 384.7 \u00b1 154.1 kPa), vastus lateralis (QT = 576.2 \u00b1 221.3 vs HT = 560.1 \u00b1 167.7 kPa), vastus medialis (QT = 544.7 \u00b1 198.8 vs HT = 541.1.1 \u00b1 181.77 kPa), patellar tendon (QT = 626.3 \u00b1 221.1 vs HT = 665.0 \u00b1 205.5 kPa), QT (QT = 651.1 \u00b1 276.9 vs HT = 660.0 \u00b1 195.2 kPa). (QT = 667.8 \u00b1 284.7 vs HT = 648.2 \u00b1 193.4 kPa) injured knee (all P &gt; 0.05). The results of ultrasound imaging did not show significant differences in both groups \u00d7 interaction time in the thickness of the QT (QT = 9.9 \u00b1 2.4 vs HT = 9.4 \u00b1 1.7 kPa) and patellar cartilage (QT = 3.2 \u00b1 0.6 vs HT = 3.2 \u00b1 0.4 kPa) (P &gt; 0.05).\nConclusion\nA QT autograft produces similar results to a HT autograft in ACL reconstructions in terms of pressure pain threshold and ultrasound muscle architecture during the 1-year follow-up.\n\n\nLevel of Evidence\nLevel I, Therapeutic Study.\nER -<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.aott.2019.04.012","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,6,12]],"date-time":"2019-06-12T02:12:21Z","timestamp":1560305541000},"page":"260-265","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Comparison of knee sonography and pressure pain threshold after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with quadriceps tendon versus hamstring tendon autografts in soccer players"],"prefix":"10.5152","volume":"53","author":[{"given":"Jose","family":"L. 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