Fixation devices in ACL surgery: What do i need to know?

Orthopedics

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 920-924

  Singhal, Manuj C ^a   Fites, Brandon S ^a   Johnson, Darren L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; DEVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE FIXATION; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE SURGERY; LIGAMENT PROSTHESIS; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25144456176     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0147-7447-20050901-10     Document Type: Review

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