Augmentation technique with semitendinosus and gracilis tendons in chronic partial lesions of the ACL: Clinical and arthrometric analysis

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1101-1107

  Buda, Roberto ^a   Ferruzzi, Alberto ^a   Vannini, Francesca ^a   Zambelli, Lisa ^a   Di Caprio, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Hamstring; Over the top; Partial rupture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROMETRY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; TENDON; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; ARTHROSCOPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUPTURE; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 33750691675     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0117-7     Document Type: Article

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