Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction with Δ plasty: An innovative approach with hamstrings' transfer and double tibial tunnel

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 420-426

  Papachristou, George ^a,b   Sourlas, John ^a   Plessas, Spyros ^a   Papachristou, Konstantinos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

ACL biomechanics; ACL insertion; ACL plasty; ACL rupture; CL surgical approach; Double tibial tunnel

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUTURE; TENDON TRANSFER; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURES; TENDON TRANSFER; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 41149132957     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0426-5     Document Type: Article

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