Biomechanics of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using twisted doubled hamstring tendons

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-25

  Ferretti, A ^a   Conteduca, F ^a   Morelli, F ^a   Monteleone, L ^b   Nanni, F ^b   Valente, M ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CLAMP; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT STIFFNESS; KINEMATICS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; STRENGTH; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH; THIGH; TRANSPLANTATION;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROBABILITY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THIGH;

EID: 0037974804     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-002-0395-8     Document Type: Article

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