Comparison of ACL graft fixation pullout strengths

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 44-50

  Stapleton, Timothy R ^a,b  

^a Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation   (United States)

^b Forsyth St Orthoped Surg R   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Anterior cruciate ligament anchor; Endobutton; Fixation; Interference screws; Pullout strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012621462     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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