Arthroscopic-assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with the central third patellar tendon: A 5-8-year follow-up

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 138-144

  Aglietti, P ^a   Buzzi, R ^a   Giron, F ^a   Simeone, A J V ^a   Zaccherotti, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthroscopy; Knee injuries; Patellar ligament

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATELLA; REOPERATION; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; PATELLA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030630168     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670050041     Document Type: Article

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