The effect of graft placement on the clinical outcome of the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A prospective study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 879-887

  Moisala, Anna Stina ^a   Järvelä, Timo ^b   Harilainen, Arsi ^c   Sandelin, Jerker ^c   Kannus, Pekka ^d,e   Järvinen, Markku ^a,e  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Hatanpaa Hospital   (Finland)

^c Orton Hospital   (Finland)

^d UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Clinical outcome; Graft placement; Reconstruction; Sumscore

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; TENDON; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547140295     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0295-y     Document Type: Article

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