No-Tunnel Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: The Transtibial All-Inside Technique

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 900.e1-900.e11

  Lubowitz, James H ^a  

^a Taos Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; All inside; Minimally invasive; No incision; Retrocutter; Retrodrill

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; DRILL; FEMUR; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 33746826507     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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