Partial ACL tears augmented with distally inserted hamstring tendons and over-the-top fixation: An MRI evaluation

Knee

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-116

  Buda, R ^a   Di Caprio, F ^a   Giuriati, L ^a   Luciani, D ^a   Busacca, M ^a   Giannini, S ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Hamstrings; MRI; Partial tear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TENDON TRANSFER; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749163967     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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