Effects of initial graft tension on knee stability after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using hamstring tendons: A cadaver study

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 700-705

  Boylan, Douglas ^a   Greis, Patrick E ^b,c   West, John R ^b   Bachus, Kent N ^b   Burks, Robert T ^b  

^a Doylestown Orthopedic Specialists   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Cyclic; Laxity; Tension

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; EVALUATION; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; MUSCLE TONE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RANDOMIZATION; SUTURE; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0041689686     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(03)00400-6     Document Type: Article

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