Prospective and randomized evaluation of ACL reconstruction with three techniques: A clinical and radiographic evaluation at 5 years follow-up

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1060-1069

  Zaffagnini, Stefano ^a   Marcacci, Maurilio ^a   Lo Presti, Mirco ^a   Giordano, Giovanni ^a   Iacono, Francesco ^a   Neri, Maria Pia ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Arthroscopy; Extraarticular plasty; Hamstrings; Patellar tendon

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENDON; TENDON TRANSFER; THIGH; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDON TRANSFER; TENDONS; THIGH; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750694964     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0130-x     Document Type: Article

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