The interaction between the whipstitch sutures of multi-strand ACL grafts and interference screw fixation

Bulletin: Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 156-157

  Bravman, Jonathan ^a   Ishak, Charbel ^a   Gelber, Jonathan ^a   Namkoong, Suk ^a   Jazrawi, Laith M ^a   Kummer, Frederick J ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DACRON;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; DEVICE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUTURE; TENDON GRAFT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 33745699823     PISSN: 00185647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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