[The boyfriend catcher. A useful, easy and safe technique to harvest the semitendinous and gracilis autograft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction]

Abstract

Harvesting the semitendinous-gracilis autograft has always been a challenge. Numerous techniques have been described, most of them using a needle. The boyfriend catcher technique or hitch is a quick, useful, safe and needle-free technique that does not harm the tendon and avoids punctures.