Validation of the 65° Howell guide for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-75

  Cuomo, Pierluigi ^a,b   Edwards, Andrew ^b   Giron, Francesco ^a   Bull, Anthony M J ^b   Amis, Andrew A ^b   Aglietti, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Graft impingement; Howell guide; Ligament attachment; Tibial guide; Tibial tunnel

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRILL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION STUDY; VIDEORECORDING; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 30144434195     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.10.016     Document Type: Article

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