The effect of intraosseous graft length on tendon-bone healing in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using flexor tendon

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1086-1093

  Yamazaki, Shuji ^a   Yasuda, Kazunori ^a   Tomita, Fumihisa ^a   Minami, Akio ^a   Tohyama, Harukazu ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anchoring strength; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Flexor tendon graft; Intraosseous graft healing; Intraosseous graft length

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE REGENERATION; DOG; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; TENDON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE REGENERATION; DOGS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750692698     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0110-1     Document Type: Article

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