Hamstring graft tibial fixation: Biomechanical properties of different linkage systems

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 330-334

  Gobbi, Alberto ^a   Mahajan, Sanjeev ^a   Tuy, Benjamin ^a   Panuncialman, Ian ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Arthroscopic Surgery International   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Hamstring tendon grafts; Mersilene; Orthotape

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; EQUIPMENT; INJURY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; SUTURE; TENDON; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURES; TENDONS; TIBIA;

EID: 0036836285     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-002-0316-9     Document Type: Article

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