ACL reconstruction with semitendinosus tendon autograft without detachment of its tibial insertion: A histologic study in a rabbit model

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1175-1180

  Papachristou, George ^a,d   Nikolaou, Vassilios ^a   Efstathopoulos, Nikolaos ^a   Sourlas, John ^a   Lazarettos, John ^a   Frangia, Konstantina ^b   Papalois, Apostolos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c ELPEN Pharmaceuticals   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Histologic study; Semitendinosus tendon; Semitendinosus tendon peripheral detachment; Vascularized autograft

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; TENDON; TENDON TRANSFER; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NECROSIS; RABBITS; TENDON TRANSFER; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 34848858497     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0374-0     Document Type: Article

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