Primary versus single-stage revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using autologous hamstring tendon grafts: A prospective matched-group analysis

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1643-1652

  Weiler, Andreas ^a   Schmeling, Arno ^a   Stöhr, Ivonne ^b   Kääb, Max J ^b   Wagner, Michael ^b  

^a Center for Special Joint Surgery   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Clinical study; Interference screw fixation; Revision reconstruction; Single stage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTION TEST; GRAFT FAILURE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENDON GRAFT; WALKING;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34748856319     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507303114     Document Type: Article

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