Tibial tunnel widening after hamstring tendon anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: The effect of supplemental aperture fixation with autogenous bone cores

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1725-1730

  Schultz, W Randall ^a   McKissick, Russell C ^b   DeLee, Jesse C ^a,b  

^a Orthopaedic Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Aperture fixation; Bone cores; Hamstrings; Interference screw; Tibial tunnel widening; Tunnel widening

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; FRACTURE FIXATION; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT T TEST; TIBIA SHAFT; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDON TRANSFER; THIGH; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34748902397     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507304716     Document Type: Article

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