Allografts in the treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injuries

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 133-138

  Kuhn, Michael A ^a   Ross, Glen ^b  

^a Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Allograft tissues; Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthroscopic reconstruction; Knee instability

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; KNEE INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PATELLA TENDON; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BONE SCREWS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547877559     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e318134ecf6     Document Type: Review

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