Augmentation of Tibial Fixation of Soft-Tissue Grafts in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1193-1197

  John, Anil ^a   Stanley, Richard ^a   Nilsson, Kjell ^a   Field, John ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Augmentation; Reconstruction; Tibial fixation

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HAMSTRING; NONHUMAN; SOFT TISSUE; STEREOMETRY; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA SHAFT; TISSUE GRAFT;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; SHEEP; TENDON TRANSFER; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA;

EID: 35648998931     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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