The Effect of Oblique Femoral Tunnel Placement on Rotational Constraint of the Knee Reconstructed Using Patellar Tendon Autografts

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 294-299

  Scopp, Jason M ^a   Jasper, Louis E ^a   Belkoff, Stephen M ^a   Moorman III, Claude T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Knee; Reconstruction; Rotational stability; Tunnel placement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NONANATOMIC TUNNEL POSITIONING; PATELLA TENDON; RECURRENT DISEASE; ROTATION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA;

EID: 1542343982     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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