Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with the patellar tendon - Augmentation or not? A 2-year follow-up of 82 patients

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 247-254

  Thuresson, P ^a   Sandberg, R ^b   Johansson, O ^b   Balkfors, B ^a   Westlin, N ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; LAD; Prospective; Randomized; Synthetic augmentation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURING METHOD; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2842592493     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1996.tb00099.x     Document Type: Article

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