Double-bundle ACL reconstruction: Influence of femoral tunnel orientation in knee laxity analysed with a navigation system - An in-vitro biomechanical study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Zaffagnini, Stefano ^a   Bruni, Danilo ^a   Martelli, Sandra ^a   Imakiire, Naoaki ^b   Marcacci, Maurilio ^a   Russo, Alessandro ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT LAXITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LAXITY; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RANK SUM TEST; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; JOINT INSTABILITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TENDONS;

EID: 40749090025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-25     Document Type: Article

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