Quadrupled bone-semitendinosus ACL reconstruction: A prospective clinical investigation in 100 patients

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 120-125

  Gobbi, A ^a   Panucialman, I ^a  

^a Orthopaed Arthrosc Surg Intl   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Hamstring tendon; Semitendinosus tendon

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALING; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA;

EID: 0346505193     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-003-0023-4     Document Type: Article

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