A comparison between patellar tendon and doubled semitendinosus/gracilis tendon for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. A minimum five-year follow-up

European Journal of Sports Traumatology and Related Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 57-68

  Aglietti, P ^a   Zaccherotti, G ^a   Buzzi, R ^a   De Biase, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Patellar tendon; Semitendinosus and gracilis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030722092     PISSN: 15923894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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