Comparative evaluation of knee stability following reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament with the bone-patellar tendon-bone and the double semitendinosus-gracilis methods: 1- and 2-year prospective study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 637-640

  Denti, Matteo ^a   Vetere, Dario Lo ^a   Bandi, Marco ^a   Volpi, Piero ^a  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Bone patellar tendon bone; Hamstrings; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 33745711955     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-005-0007-4     Document Type: Article

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