Anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using the over-the-top passage of hamstring tendons

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-129

  Marcacci, Maurillo ^a   Zaffagnini, Stefano ^a   Marchesini, Leonardo ^a   Delcogliano, Marco ^a   Bruni, Danilo ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Arthroscopy; Double bundles; Hamstrings tendons

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; FEMUR CONDYLE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON SUTURE;

EID: 13544254530     PISSN: 10486666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.oto.2004.10.011     Document Type: Article

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