The mid- to long-term results of the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring tendons using Transfix technique

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 965-972

  Asik, Mehmet ^a   Sen, Cengiz ^b   Tuncay, Ibrahim ^c   Erdil, Mehmet ^a   Avci, Cem ^a   Taser, Omer F ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Hamstring tendon; Reconstruction; Rupture; Transfix

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RADIOGRAPHY; RUPTURE; TENDON; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; TENDONS; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547725619     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0344-6     Document Type: Article

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