A prospective comparison of bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring grafts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in female patients

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 278-286

  Svensson, Michael ^a   Sernert, Ninni ^b   Ejerhed, Lars ^a   Karlsson, Jon ^c   Kartus, Jüri T ^a  

^a UDDEVALLA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Fyrbodal Research Institute   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Autograft; Female; Patellar tendon; Prospective; Semitendinosus gracilis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDON; TENDON TRANSFER; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDON TRANSFER; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 33644671739     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-005-0708-8     Document Type: Article

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