Bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts versus hamstring autografts for reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament: Meta-analysis

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7548, 2006, Pages 995-998

  Biau, David J ^a   Tournoux, Caroline ^b   Katsahian, Sandrine ^b   Schranz, Peter J ^d   Nizard, Rémy S ^c  

^a Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris ^*  (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^d Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE PAIN; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STANDARD; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646457549     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38784.384109.2F     Document Type: Article

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