Central versus peripheral tibial screw placement in hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: In vitro biomechanics

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 703-706

  Hayes, David A ^a,c   Watts, Mark C ^a,b   Tevelen, Gregory A ^b   Crawford, Ross W ^b  

^a Brisbane Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c Mater Private Hospital Brisbane   (Australia)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Central fixation; Peripheral fixation; Tibial fixation

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NONHUMAN; RIGIDITY; SWINE; TENDON; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; MODELS, ANIMAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SWINE; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 20344407287     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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