Knee Flexor Function 2 Years After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Semitendinosus-Gracilis Autografts

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 650-655

  Elmlinger, Brian S ^a   Nyland, John A ^a   Tillett, Edward D ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Hamstrings; Muscle testing; Patient outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SENSATION; STUDENT T TEST; TIBIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744516085     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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