The effect of interference screw diameter on soft tissue graft fixation

Bulletin: Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 153-155

  Namkoong, Suk ^a   Heywood, Christian S ^a   Bravman, Jonathan T ^a   Ieyasa, Kazuho ^b   Kummer, Frederick J ^a,b,c   Meislin, Robert J ^c  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^b Musculoskeletal Research Center   (United States)

^c NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DACRON;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUTURE; TENDON GRAFT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; TIBIA;

EID: 33745685501     PISSN: 00185647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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