Ultrasonographic and Power Doppler Evaluation of the Patellar Tendon Ten Years after Harvesting Its Central Third for Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Comparison of Patients Without or with Anterior Knee Pain

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-46

  Järvelä, Timo ^a,b   Paakkala, Timo ^a   Kannus, Pekka ^b,c   Toivanen, Jarmo ^a   Järvinen, Markku ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Anterior knee pain; Patellar tendon; Power Doppler; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; KNEE PAIN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CALCINOSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0942301433     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399703258619     Document Type: Article

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