Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A metaanalysis comparing patellar tendon and hamstring tendon autografts

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 2-11

  Freedman, Kevin B ^a   D'Amato, Michael J ^a   Nedeff, David D ^a   Kaz, Ari ^a   Bach Jr , Bernard R ^a,b  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b c/o Midwest Orthopaedics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL TRIAL; GRAFT FAILURE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PATELLA TENDON; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037240452     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465030310011501     Document Type: Article

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