The effect of accelerated, brace free, rehabilitation on bone tunnel enlargement after ACL reconstruction using hamstring tendons: A CT study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 365-371

  Vadalà, Antonio ^a   Iorio, Raffaele ^a   De Carli, Angelo ^a   Argento, Giuseppe ^a   Sanzo, Vincenzo Di ^a   Conteduca, Fabio ^a   Ferretti, Andrea ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Bone tunnel enlargement; Brace free rehabilitation; CT scan; Hamstring tendons

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; TENDON TRANSFER; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TENDON TRANSFER; TIBIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047236970     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0219-2     Document Type: Article

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