A hamstrings harvest is the stripping out of a hamstrings tendon for use in a graft procedure.
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.
Synonyms:
Hamstrings graft harvest
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CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS
Anatomical considerations in hamstring tendon harvesting for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Charalambous CP and Kwaees TA. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2012 Oct-Dec; 2(4): 253–257.