Tunnel widening after hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is influenced by the type of graft fixation used: A prospective randomized study

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1337-1341

  Fauno, Peter ^a   Kaalund, Søren ^a  

^a RANDERS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Clinical study; Hamstring tendon; Reconstruction; Tunnel widening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE GRAFT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; BRACES; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RUPTURE; TENDONS; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 28444483096     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.08.023     Document Type: Article

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