Interference screw divergence in femoral tunnel fixation during endoscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using hamstring grafts

Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 510-514

  Miller, Christopher M ^a,b   Tibone, James E ^a   Hewitt, Michael ^a   Daniel Kharrazi, F ^a   ElAttrache, Neal S ^a  

^a KERLAN JOBE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC   (United States)

^b Ozarks Area Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Divergence; Hamstring grafts; Interference screws

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; TENDON GRAFT; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0036590482     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.30653     Document Type: Article

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