The central quadriceps tendon graft for cruciate ligament reconstruction

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 135-137

  Fulkerson, John P ^a,c   Langeland, Rolf H ^b  

^a Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

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

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone plug; Central quadriceps tendon; Graft; Harvest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346853240     PISSN: 10486666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1048-6666(96)80012-7     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Blauth W: Restoration of the anterior cruciate ligament with a two-strip quadriceps tendon graft. Unfallheilkunde 87:45-51, 1984
2. Stäubli HU: Arthroscopically assisted ACL reconstruction using autologous quadriceps tendon, in Jakob RP, Staubli HU (eds): The Knee and the Cruciate Ligaments: Anatomy, Biomechanics, Clinical Aspects, Reconstruction, Complications, Rehabilitation. New York, Springer-Verlag, 1992, pp 443-451
3. Fulkerson JP, Langeland R: An alternative cruciate reconstruction graft-the central quadriceps tendon. Arthroscopy 11(2):252-254, 1995