Prospective randomized clinical comparison of femoral transfixation versus bioscrew fixation in hamstring tendon ACL reconstruction - A preliminary report

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 730-738

  Rose, Tim ^a,b   Hepp, Pierre ^a   Venus, Julia ^a   Stockmar, Christoph ^a   Josten, Christoph ^a   Lill, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Clinical outcome; Hamstrings; Interference screw; Transfix

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747431672     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0034-9     Document Type: Article

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