Compaction drilling does not increase the initial fixation strength of the hamstring tendon graft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in a cadaver model

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 353-358

  Nurmi, Janne T ^a,b,d   Kannus, Pekka ^a,b,c   Sievänen, Harri ^c   Järvinen, Markku ^a,b   Järvinen, Teppo L N ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPACTION DRILLING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRILL; EXTRACTION DRILLING; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INTERFERENCE SCREW; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRENGTH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA; TRABECULAR BONE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0037675029     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465030310030501     Document Type: Article

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