Clinical and radiographic results of ACL reconstruction: A 5- to 7-year follow-up study of outside-in versus inside-out reconstruction techniques

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 77-85

  Panni, Alfredo Schiavone ^a   Milano, Giuseppe ^b   Tartarone, Mario ^a   Demontis, Antonio ^b   Fabbriciani, Carlo ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Clinical results; Patellar tendon; Radiographic evaluation; Reconstruction technique

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0035228930     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670000171     Document Type: Article

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