Autograft bone-patella tendon-bone plug comminution with loss of ligament fixation and stability

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 232-235

  Berg, Eugene E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Two Richland Medical Park ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; ACL revision; Complication; Interference screw; Loss of fixation; Patellar tendon graft

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TENDON GRAFT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; PATELLA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 0029916893     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(96)90018-3     Document Type: Article

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