The Effect of Femoral Tunnel Starting Position on Tunnel Length in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Cadaveric Study

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1187-1192

  Golish, S Raymond ^a   Baumfeld, Joshua A ^b   Schoderbek, Robert J ^a   Miller, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Femoral tunnel; Tibial tunnel

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMUR SHAFT; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; TIBIA SHAFT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIBIA;

EID: 35649006739     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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