Gender differences in outcome after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring tendon autograft

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 621-629

  Salmon, Lucy J ^a,d   Refshauge, Kathryn M ^b   Russell, Vivianne J ^a   Roe, Justin P ^a   Linklater, James ^c   Pinczewski, Leo A ^a  

^a Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Research   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Castlereagh Imaging   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Gender; Hamstring; Laxity; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TENDON GRAFT;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE SCREWS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645080438     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505281806     Document Type: Article

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