Hamstring tendon versus patellar tendon anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using biodegradable interference fit fixation: A prospective matched-group analysis

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1327-1336

  Wagner, Michael ^a   Kääb, Max J ^a   Schallock, Jessica ^a   Haas, Norbert P ^a   Weiler, Andreas ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Biodegradable interference screw; Clinical study; Hamstring tendons; Patellar tendon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE FIT FIXATION; BIODEGRADATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON GRAFT; THIGH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE SCREWS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TENDONS; THIGH; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 23944469451     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504273488     Document Type: Article

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