Preconditioning patellar tendon autografts in arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A prospective randomized study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 6-11

  Ejerhed, Lars ^a   Kartus, Jüri ^a   Köhler, Kristina ^a   Sernert, Ninni ^a   Brandsson, Sveinbjörn ^b   Karlsson, Jon ^b  

^a UDDEVALLA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthroscopic; Patellar tendon autografts; Preconditioning; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUPTURE; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0035234480     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670000179     Document Type: Article

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