Change in the cross-sectional area of a patellar tendon graft after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 515-521

  Shimizu, K ^a   Yoshiya, S ^b   Kurosaka, M ^c   Sugihara, T ^d   Beppu, M ^d   Aoki, H ^d  

^a Yokohama Sports Medical Center   (Japan)

^b HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Cross sectional area; Patellar tendon graft

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 34247590302     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0206-7     Document Type: Article

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