Semitendinosus muscle in anterior cruciate ligament surgery: Morphology and function

Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 808-817

  Eriksson, Karl ^a   Hamberg, Per ^a   Jansson, Eva ^b   Larsson, Hans ^a   Shalabi, Adel ^b   Wredmark, Torsten ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Histochemistry; Isokinetic strength; MRI; Regeneration; Semitendinosus muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035497434     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2001.20961     Document Type: Article

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