Differences in length and cross-section of semitendinosus and gracilis tendons and their effect on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A cadaver study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 516-519

  Pichler, W ^a   Tesch, N P ^a   Schwantzer, G ^a   Fronhofer G ^a,b   Boldin, C ^a   Hausleitner, L ^a   Grechenig, W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UKH   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE LENGTH; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TENDON TRANSFER; TENDONS;

EID: 42149140630     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B4.19994     Document Type: Article

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