Endoscopic Single-Bundle Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Results at Minimum 2-Year Follow-up

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 955-962

  Deehan, David J ^a   Salmon, Lucy J ^b   Russell, Vivianne J ^b   Pinczewski, Leo A ^b  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical study; Hamstring tendon graft; Posterior cruciate ligament; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTERNATIONAL KNEE DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE KNEE LIGAMENT EVALUATION; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; KT 1000 SCALE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LYSHOLM KNEE SCORE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242678600     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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