Hamstring tendon grafts for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: Biomechanical evaluation of the use of multiple strands and tensioning techniques

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 549-557

  Hamner, Dyson L ^a,b   Brown, Charles H ^a,c   Steiner, Mark E ^a,d   Hecker, Aaron T ^a   Hayes, Wilson C ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Sharp Rees Stealy Dept Orthoped S   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LOADING TEST; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TENDON GRAFT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSION;

EID: 0032959524     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199904000-00013     Document Type: Article

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