Ideal tibial tunnel length for endoscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-14

  Olszewski, Albert D ^a,d   Miller, Mark D ^b   Ritchie, Joseph R ^c  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Single incision; Surgical technique; Tunnel preparation

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MEASUREMENT; PATELLA TENDON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA;

EID: 0031886688     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(98)70114-8     Document Type: Article

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