Primary stability with tibial press-fit fixation of patellar ligament graft: An experimental study in ovine knees

Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 963-970

  Boszotta, Harald ^a   Anderl, Werner ^b  

^a KRANKENHAUS DER BARMHERZIGEN BRÜDER   (Austria)

^b ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL SPEISING   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Bone tendon bone graft; Experimental study; Tibial press fit fixation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; EXPERIMENTATION; JOINT STABILITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PATELLA LIGAMENT; RIGIDITY; SHEEP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TENDON GRAFT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0035526421     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2001.25955     Document Type: Article

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