Serial ultrasonographic imaging evaluation of the patellar tendon after harvesting its central one third for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 251-255

  Wiley, J Preston ^a   Bray, Robert C ^a   Wiseman, David A ^b   Elliott, P Davis ^b   Ladly, Katherine O ^a   Vale, Loldine A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Patellar tendon; Tendon healing; Tendon, patellar

Indexed keywords

LIGAMENTS; MEDICAL IMAGING; SURGERY; TENDONS;

ECHOGENICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031126888     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1997.16.4.251     Document Type: Article

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