Clinical comparison of fixation methods for patellar bone quadriceps tendon autografts in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Absorbable cross-pins versus absorbable screws

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2118-2125

  Gorschewsky, Ottmar ^a   Stapf, Robert ^a   Geiser, Laurent ^b   Geitner, Ulrich ^a   Neumann, Wolfram ^c  

^a Klinik Sonnenhof   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Pulmonary Division   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autograft; Cross pins; Operative care; Patellar bone quadriceps tendon; Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LYSHOLM SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOYES SCORE; PATELLA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS TENDON AUTOGRAFT; SCREW FIXATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENDON GRAFT;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECURRENCE;

EID: 36249012499     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507307390     Document Type: Article

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