Complications of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with bone-patellar tendon-bone constructs: Care and prevention

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 379-394

  Busam, Matthew L ^a   Provencher, Matthew T ^a   Bach Jr , Bernard R ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Complications; Fixation; Knee instability; Ligament reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROMETER; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; BRACE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; BRACES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KNEE INJURIES; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38349128857     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507313498     Document Type: Review

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