Evidence of reinnervation of free patellar tendon autograft used for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 196-202

  Barrack, Robert L ^a   Lund, Peter J ^a   Munn, Barry G ^a   Wink, Carole ^b   Happel, Leo ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; DOG; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINNERVATION; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030909937     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659702500210     Document Type: Article

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