Comparison of a Double Bundle Arthroscopic Inlay and Open Inlay Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Clinically Relevant Tools: A Cadaveric Study

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 472-480

  Zehms, Chad T ^a   Whiddon, David R ^a   Miller, Mark D ^b   Quinby, J Scott ^c   Montgomery, Scott L ^d   Campbell, R Brick ^e   Sekiya, Jon K ^f  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Sports Medicine Clinic of North Texas   (United States)

^d OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e Virginia Institute for Sports Medicine   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Double bundle; Inlay; Posterior cruciate ligament; Posterolateral corner

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAL TEST; DOUBLE BUNDLE ARTHROSCOPIC INLAY POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE EXTERNAL ROTATION; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPEN INLAY POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; POSTERIOR DRAWER TEST; RANGE OF MOTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELOS STRESS TEST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; PROBABILITY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 41049113079     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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