Investigation of a hybrid method of soft tissue graft fixation for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Knee

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-153

  Au, Anthony G ^a   Otto, David D ^b   Raso, V James ^c   Amirfazli, Alidad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; EndoButton; Fixation; Interference screw; Soft tissue graft

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIXATION FAILURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GRAFT FAILURE; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE GRAFT;

EID: 14644401133     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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