Effects of twisting of the graft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 409, Issue , 2003, Pages 278-284

  Elmans, L ^a   Wymenga, A ^a   Van Kampen, A ^b   Van der Wielen, P ^b   Mommersteeg, T J A ^b   Blankevoort, L ^c  

^a SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERROR; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037390506     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000058640.94987.52     Document Type: Article

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