Current trends in the use of tendon allografts in orthopaedic surgery

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 988-992

  Robertson, A ^a   Nutton, Richard W ^a   Keating, J F ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; STEROID;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DONOR SELECTION; ELBOW DISEASE; FREEZE DRYING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON GRAFT; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; TENDONS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 33747359332     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B8.17555     Document Type: Article

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