The double-bundle technique for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic overview

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-108

  Steckel, H ^a,b,c   Starman, J S ^a   Baums, M H ^b   Klinger, H M ^b   Schultz, W ^b   Fu, F H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACL; Anatomy; Biomechanics; Double bundle; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; ROTATION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROTATION;

EID: 33947231674     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00600.x     Document Type: Review

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