Description of the attachment geometry of the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles of the ACL from arthroscopic perspective for anatomical tunnel placement

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1422-1431

  Luites, Joan W H ^a   Wymenga, Ate B ^a   Blankevoort, Leendert ^b   Kooloos, Jan G M ^c  

^a SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACL anatomy; Anatomic ACL reconstruction; Anterior cruciate ligament; Anteromedial bundle; Arthroscopic view; Double bundle ACL reconstruction; Posterolateral bundle; Tunnel placement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CADAVER; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE JOINT;

EID: 36348944129     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0402-0     Document Type: Article

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