Arthroscopic Posterior Cruciate Ligament Augmentation Using an Autogenous Hamstring Tendon Graft and the Posterior-Posterior Triangulation Technique

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 444.e1-444.e6

  Surendran, Sibin ^a   Choi, Nam Yong ^a   Yoon, Keon Jung ^a   Han, Chang Whan ^a  

^a Daejeon St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable Intrafix screw; Posterior cruciate ligament augmentation; Posterior cruciate ligament remnant; Posterior posterior triangulation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE SCREW; DEVICE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HAMSTRING; HEALING; INCISION; INSTRUMENTATION; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT;

EID: 34047165744     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.07.047     Document Type: Article

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