Anatomical bases for minimizing sensory disturbance after arthroscopically-assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using medial hamstring tendons

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 192-199

  Mochizuki, T ^a   Akita, K ^a   Muneta, T ^a   Sato, T ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Medial femoral cutaneous nerve; Medial hamstring tendons; Saphenous nerve; Sensory disturbance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNERVATION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN INCISION; SKIN NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSATION DISORDERS; TENDONS;

EID: 0142149183     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-003-0130-1     Document Type: Article

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