Biomechanical comparison of hamstring and patellar tendon graft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction techniques: The impact of fixation level and fixation method under cyclic loading

Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 304-315

  Scheffler, Sven U ^b   Südkamp, Norbert P ^b   Göckenjan, Andreas ^b   Hoffmann, Reinhard F G ^b   Weiler, Andreas ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Cyclic incremental loading; Graft fixation techniques; Hamstring tendons; Patellar tendon; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PATELLA TENDON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TENSILE STRENGTH; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 0036524466     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.30609     Document Type: Article

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