The semitendinosus muscle is one of the hamstrings muscles.


Semitendinosus as a graft material
Because of its long tendon, the semitendinosus can be harvested using a tendon stripper, and then folded into four and used for cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Synonyms:
Hamstrings
Semi-T
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CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS
The effects of semitendinosus and gracilis harvest in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Burks RT, Crim J, Fink BP, Boylan DN and Greis PE. Arthroscopy. 2005 Oct;21(10):1177-85.