Prevalence of Saphenous Nerve Injury After Autogenous Hamstring Harvest: An Anatomic and Clinical Study of Sartorial Branch Injury

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 956-963

  Sanders, Brett ^a   Rolf, Robert ^b   McClelland, Walter ^b   Xerogeanes, John ^b  

^a Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics Chattanooga   (United States)

^b Emory Spine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthroscopy; Hamstring; Saphenous nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE INJURY; NEUROANATOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 34548501571     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.03.099     Document Type: Article

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