A comparison of five tibial-fixation systems in hamstring-graft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 391-397

  Coleridge, Simon D ^a   Amis, Andrew A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACL; Fixation; Graft; Reconstruction; Strength

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FRACTURE FIXATION; HAMSTRING; HYPOTHESIS; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LOADING TEST; MUSCLE GRAFT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TENDON GRAFT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; WALKING; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; TENDON;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CATTLE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TENDONS; TIBIA;

EID: 16644387646     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-003-0488-y     Document Type: Article

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