Table I.
Characteristics of included studies
| Reconstruction | Study | Year | Country | Study design | LOE | Elbows, n | Graft source | Age, yr | FU, mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autograft (weave) | Hang et al11 | 1996 | USA | Case report | IV | 1 | ST | 54 | 12 |
| Gentlemen et al9 | 2004 | Germany | Case report | IV | 1 | TFL | 39 | 39 | |
| Hallam et al10 | 2004 | AUS | Case series | IV | 9 | ST | 47 | — | |
| Ryhanen et al28 | 2006 | Finland | Case series | IV | 2 | TFL | 41 | 31 | |
| Wiley et al37 | 2006 | USA | Retrospective cohort | III | 7 | ST | 49 | 63 | |
| Vastamaki et al36 | 2008 | Finland | Case series | IV | 14 | Plantaris (7), toe extensors (6), PL (1) | 44.8 | 133.2 | |
| McCarty et al19 | 2008 | USA | Case report | IV | 1 | ST | — | 12 | |
| Morrell et al22 | 2012 | USA | Case series | IV | 12 | TFL | 42 | 14.5 | |
| Blond et al2 | 2015 | Denmark | Case report | IV | 1 | ST | 47 | 14 | |
| Ribeiro et al27 | 2018 | Brazil | Case series | IV | 4 | ST | 37.8 | 15 | |
| Frank et al8 | 2019 | Canada | Retrospective cohort | III | 19 | ST | 46 | 45 | |
| Autograft (onlay) | Kaplan et al15 | 2002 | USA | Case series | IV | 3 | TFL | 40 | 57.7 |
| Junior et al13 | 2012 | Brazil | Case series | IV | 4 | ST | 51 | — | |
| Blond et al2 | 2015 | Denmark | Case report | IV | 1 | Quadriceps | 47 | 14 | |
| Caputo et al4 | 2016 | USA | Case series | IV | 12 | Lacertus fibrosis | 46.2 | 20 | |
| Storti et al33 | 2017 | Brazil | Case report | IV | 1 | Triceps | 51 | 6 | |
| Tsekes et al35 | 2017 | UK | Case report | IV | 1 | Lacertus fibrosis | 33 | 6 | |
| Allograft (weave) | Darlis et al6 | 2006 | USA | Case series | IV | 7 | Achilles | 38 | 29 |
| Phadnis et al26 | 2016 | UK | Case series | IV | 21 | Achilles | 44 | 15 | |
| Allograft (onlay) | Sanchez et al29 | 2002 | USA | Case series | IV | 4 | Achilles | 39 | 28.5 |
| Patterson et al25 | 2009 | USA | Case report | IV | 1 | Achilles | 41 | 5.5 | |
| Snir et al30 | 2013 | USA | Case series | IV | 18 | Achilles (15), ST (1), gracilis (1), tibialis anterior (1) | 46.9 | 21 | |
| Cross et al5 | 2014 | USA | Case series | IV | 7 | Tibialis anterior | 44 | 16 | |
| Burrus et al3 | 2015 | USA | Case report | IV | 1 | Achilles | 45 | 12 | |
| Autograft (end-to-end) | Levy et al18 | 2000 | USA | Case series | IV | 5 | FCR | 41 | 34 |
LOE, level of evidence; FU, follow-up; ST, semitendinosis; TFL, tensor fascia lata; PL, palmaris longus; FCR, flexor carpi radialis; AUS, Australia; UK, United Kingdom; USA, United States of America.