Reducing the "killer turn" in posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 712-716

  Huang, Ting Wen ^a   Wang, Ching Jen ^a   Weng, Lin Hsiu ^a   Chan, Yi Sheng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Graft angulation and joint translation; Killer tum; Posterior cruciate ligament; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; BONE REMODELING; COMPRESSION; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT INJURY; KNEE AMPUTATION; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0041689726     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(03)00394-3     Document Type: Article

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