The effects of different tensioning strategies on knee laxity and graft tension after double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2083-2090

  Cuomo, Pierluigi ^a,b   Reddi Boddu Siva Rama, Krishna ^b   Bull, Anthony M J ^b   Amis, Andrew A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomic reconstruction; Anterior cruciate ligament; Double bundle; Graft tensioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; JOINT PRESSURE; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPLANTS;

EID: 36249014279     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507308548     Document Type: Article

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