Current concepts review: Revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2026-2037

  George, Michael S ^a   Dunn, Warren R ^a   Spindler, Kurt P ^a  

^a Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Anterior cruciate ligament; Failure; Revision

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE SCREWS; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; TIBIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750690143     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506295026     Document Type: Review

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