Semitendinosus tendon regeneration after harvesting for ACL reconstruction: A prospective MRI study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 220-225

  Eriksson, K ^a   Larsson, H ^a   Wredmark, T ^a   Hamberg, P ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; MRI; Regeneration; Semitendinosus tendon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGENERATION; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REGENERATION; TENDONS;

EID: 0032612179     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670050152     Document Type: Article

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