Length of the patellar tendon after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with patellar tendon autograft: A prospective clinical study using Roentgen stereometric analysis

Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 859-864

  Adam, Frank ^a   Pape, Dietrich ^a   Kohn, Dieter ^a   Seil, Romain ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; BPTB graft; Patella height; Patellar tendon; Roentgen stereometric analysis

Indexed keywords

TANTALUM;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEIGHT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATELLA HEIGHT; PATELLA TENDON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STEREOMETRY; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA TUBEROSITY;

EID: 0036821552     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.36121     Document Type: Article

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