Neoligamentization process of BTPB used for ACL graft: Histological evaluation from 6 months to 10 years

Knee

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-93

  Zaffagnini, S ^a   De Pasquale, V ^b   Marchesini Reggiani, L ^a   Russo, A ^a   Agati, P ^c   Bacchelli, B ^b   Marcacci, M ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Anatomia Umana Normale   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL; Arthroscopy; BPTB; Knee; Neoligamentization process

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TENDON GRAFT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLLAGEN; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTIN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PATELLAR LIGAMENT;

EID: 33847032884     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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