Patterns of failure with time of an artificial scaffold class ligament used for reconstruction of the human anterior cruciate ligament

Knee

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 439-442

  Jadeja, Harpal ^a,b   Yeoh, David ^b,c   Lal, Mohan ^a,c   Mowbray, Michael ^a,d  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b St Leonards on Sea   (United Kingdom)

^c EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Shirley Oaks Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Instrumentation; Mid and long term results; The ABC Scaffold

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER; POLYESTER;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGAMENT PROSTHESIS; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRETCHING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CARBON; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYESTERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 36349017911     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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