Patellar versus hamstring tendons in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A meta-analysis

Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 248-257

  Yunes, Michael ^a   Richmond, John C ^a,c   Engels, Eric A ^a   Pincweski, Leo A ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mater Clinic   (Australia)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior; Cruciate ligament; Hamstring; Meta analysis; Patellar; Reconstruction; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATELLA LIGAMENT; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TENDON;

EID: 0035297279     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2001.21242     Document Type: Article

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