A hamstrings harvest is the stripping out of a hamstrings tendon for use in a graft procedure.

pes tendons
The tendons for cruciate ligament reconstruction are harvested with a tendon stripper instrument from the medial side of the knee.

 

Pes anserine area

The main hamstring that is harvested is the semitendinosus ("semi-T"), but often another of the pes tendons - the gracilis - is taken also, although it is not actually a hamstring tendon.

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Synonyms: 
Hamstrings graft harvest
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Dr Sheila Strover (Editor)
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