Internal and external tibial rotation strength after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using ipsilateral semitendinosus and gracilis tendon autografts

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 552-555

  Viola, Randall W ^a   Sterett, William I ^a   Newfield, Darren ^a   Steadman, J Richard ^a   Torry, Michael R ^a,b  

^a THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

^b STEADMAN HAWKINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA; TORQUE;

EID: 0033854565     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465000280041801     Document Type: Article

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