Femoral press-fit fixation technique in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using bone-patellar tendon-bone graft: A prospective clinical evaluation of 285 patients

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 220-225

  Pavlik, Attila ^a,c   Hidas, Péter ^a   Tállay, András ^a   Toman, József ^a   Berkes, István ^b  

^a National Institute for Sports Medicine   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c NONE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Follow up study; Patellar tendon; Press fit fixation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTHROMETRY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LYSHOLM SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATELLA TENDON; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31444433696     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505279920     Document Type: Article

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