Gross osteolytic tibia tunnel widening with the use of Gore-Tex anterior cruciate ligament prosthesis: A radiological, arthrometric and clinical evaluation of 17 patients 13-15 years after surgery

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 270-274

  Muren, Olle ^a   Dahlstedt, Lars ^a   Brosjö, Eva ^a   Dahlborn, Mats ^a   Dalén, Nils ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROMETRY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EFFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LIGAMENT PROSTHESIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OSTEOLYSIS; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OSTEOLYSIS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; TENDONS; TIBIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 20044370503     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016470510030689     Document Type: Article

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