Femoral Interference Screw Divergence after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Provoking Severe Anterior Knee Pain

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 528-531

  Sanchis Alfonso, Vicente ^a,b   Tintó Pedrerol, Mercedes ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Anterior knee pain; Interference screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMUR; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INTERFERENCE SCREW; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE PAIN; KNEE SURGERY; LEG MUSCLE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442586693     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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