Fixation of the graft in reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 593-603

  Harvey, A ^a   Thomas, N P ^b   Amis, A A ^c  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; AUTOGRAFT; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CANCELLOUS BONE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GRAFT FAILURE; HAMSTRING; HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; ANIMAL; BIOREMEDIATION; FEMUR; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; TENDONS; TIBIA;

EID: 18944363640     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B5.15803     Document Type: Review

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