| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| BPTB | bone-patellar tendon-bone |
| HT | hamstring tendon |
| QFT | quadriceps femoris tendon |
| QF | quadriceps femoris |
| RF | rectus femoris |
| VI | vastus intermedius |
| VL | vastus lateralis |
| VM | vastus medialis |
| TVI | tensor of vastus intermedius |
| QF4 | Four-Headed Quadriceps Femoris |
| QF5 | five-headed quadriceps femoris |
| QF6 | Six-Headed Quadriceps Femoris |
| QF7 | Seven-Headed Quadriceps Femoris |
| QF8 | Eight-Headed Quadriceps Femoris |
| EBA | Evidence-Based Anatomy |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| AQUA | Anatomical Quality Assurance |
| CI | confidence interval |
| REML | Restricted Maximum Likelihood |
| Q statistic | Cochran’s Q Statistic |
| I2 | Higgins’ I-squared Statistic |
| LFK Index | Luis Furuya–Kanamori Index |
| DOI plot | Doi Plot (Difference of Means Plot) |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| US | ultrasound |
| PT | Partial-Thickness (QFT Autograft) |
| FT | Full-Thickness (QFT Autograft) |
| BTB | Bone-Tendon-Bone |
| HS | Hamstring (used in “six-strand HS graft”) |