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Clinical studies have documented proliferation of the host patellar tendon and fibrosis extending into adjacent tissues after reconstruction of the injured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) using the central one-third of the patellar tendon (PT) as the graft. Such generalized arthrofibrosis has been implicated in knee locking and as possible source of anterior knee pain. However, it is not clinically...