Arthroscopic Reconstruction of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament With Use of a Quadruple Hamstring Tendon Graft With 3- to 5-Year Follow-up

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 762-770

  Chan, Yi Sheng ^a   Yang, Shih Chieh ^a   Chang, Chung Hsun ^a   Chen, Alvin Chao Yu ^a   Yuan, Li Jen ^a   Hsu, Kuo Yao ^a   Wang, Ching Jen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Hamstring tendon autograft; Posterior cruciate ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDON GRAFT;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TENDONS; THIGH; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745812042     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.03.020     Document Type: Article

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