Transtibial and tibial inlay double-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Surgical technique using a bifid bone-patellar tendon-bone allograft

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1095-1100

  Sekiya, Jon K ^a   Kurtz, Christopher A ^a   Carr, Donald R ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft; Posterior cruciate ligament; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BONE ALLOGRAFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BUNDLE POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE LIGAMENT; PATELLA TENDON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA;

HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATELLA; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; TENDONS;

EID: 10044272210     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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