Patellar tendon or semitendinosus tendon autografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A prospective, randomized study with a 7-year follow-up

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 740-748

  Lidén, Mattias ^a   Ejerhed, Lars ^b   Sernert, Ninni ^b   Laxdal, Gauti ^a   Kartus, Jüri ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Norra Alvsborg County Hospital Uddevalla   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Autograft; Patellar tendon; Prospective; Randomized; Semitendinosus; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT LAXITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250353546     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506298275     Document Type: Article

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