Biomechanical testing of hybrid hamstring graft tibial fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Knee

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 455-459

  Yoo, Jae Chul ^a   Ahn, Jin Hwan ^a   Kim, Jae Hoon ^a   Kim, Byung Kwan ^b   Choi, Kui Won ^c   Bae, Tae Soo ^c   Lee, Chang Yang ^c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Bioabsorbable interference screw; Biomechanical testing; Hamstring tendon; Tibial fixation

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TENDON GRAFT; TENSION; TIBIA;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CADAVER; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; TENDONS; TIBIA; TITANIUM; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33750525514     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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