Quadriceps Tendon-A Reliable Alternative for Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 587-596

  DeAngelis, Joseph P ^a   Fulkerson, John P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Associates of Hartford   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; DONOR SITE; GRACILIS FLAP; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; PATELLA TENDON; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON RUPTURE; TISSUE REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TENDONS;

EID: 34848824319     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2007.06.005     Document Type: Review

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