Interactive effects of tunnel dilation on the mechanical properties of hamstring grafts fixed in the tibia with interference screws

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 267-271

  Rittmeister, M E ^a,b   Noble, P C ^b   Bocell Jr , J R ^b   Alexander, J W ^b   Conditt, M A ^b   Kohl III, H W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Hamstring graft; Interference screw; Tunnel dilation

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TENDON; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TENDONS; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 0035462528     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670100212     Document Type: Article

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