Arthroscopic intra and extra articular ACL reconstruction with gracilis and semitendinosus tendons with early resumption of sport. Results at minimum two years follow-up

Knee

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-32

  Marcacci, M ^a   Zaffagnini, S ^a   Loreti, I ^a   Iacono, F ^a   Neri, M P ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL; Arthroscopy; Hamstrings; Knee; Ligaments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SPORT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; VALGUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 0032922793     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0160(98)00012-X     Document Type: Article

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