Histological findings of tendon-bone healing following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring grafts

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 158-163

  Nebelung, W ^a   Becker, R ^b   Urbach, D ^b   Ropke M ^b   Roessner, A ^b  

^a MARIEN HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthroscopy; Hamstring tendon; Histological findings; Tendon bone healing; Tunnel widening

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE BIOPSY; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; GRANULATION TISSUE; HAMSTRING; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LAMELLAR BODY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON GRAFT;

EID: 0038605794     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-002-0463-y     Document Type: Article

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