Transverse femoral fixation in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with hamstrings grafts: An anatomic study about the relationships between the transcondylar device and the posterolateral structures of the knee

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 724-729

  Pujol, Nicolas ^a   David, Thierry ^a   Bauer, Thomas ^a   Hardy, Philippe ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^b Section of Radiology   (France)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Cross pin; Hamstrings grafts; Lateral collateral ligament

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; LIGAMENT; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; TENDON; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS; TIBIA;

EID: 33750174205     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-005-0024-3     Document Type: Article

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