Hamstring tendon harvesting reviewing anatomic relationships and avoiding pitfalls

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Solman, Corey G ^a   Pagnani, Michael J ^a  

^a Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INCISION; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE DISEASE; NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON SURGERY;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TENDONS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 0037245138     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-5898(02)00025-1     Document Type: Review

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