Revision ACL reconstruction using doubled semitendinosus and gracilis tendons: A follow-up study

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 142-146

  Ferretti, A ^a   Conteduca, F ^a   Monaco, E ^a   De Carli, A ^a   D'Arrigo, C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; ACL revision surgery; Gracilis tendon; Semitendinosus tendon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12344254873     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-004-0060-7     Document Type: Article

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