Patellar tendon or semitendinosus tendon autografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? A prospective randomized study with a two-year follow-up

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-25

  Ejerhed, Lars ^a   Kartus, Jüri ^a   Sernert, Ninni ^a   Köhier, Kristina ^a   Karlsson, Jon ^b  

^a UDDEVALLA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATELLA TENDON; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0037240306     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465030310011401     Document Type: Article

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