Hybrid Fixation Improves Structural Properties of a Free Tendon Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 781-786

  Hammond, Gareth W ^a   Armstrong, Kevin L ^a   McGarry, Michelle H ^a   Lee, Thay Q ^a  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Hybrid fixation; Structural properties

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOSORPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NONHUMAN; STEADY STATE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33745817445     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.03.018     Document Type: Article

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