Injury to the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Comparison of horizontal versus vertical harvest site incisions

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-285

  Portland, Gregory H ^a   Martin, David ^b   Keene, Greg ^b   Menz, Tony ^b  

^a ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SPORTSMEDSA   (Australia)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Graft; Nerve damage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; INCISION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SCAR; TENDON GRAFT;

EID: 14844292548     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.10.018     Document Type: Article

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