A modified technique of arthroscopically assisted AC joint reconstruction and preliminary results

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 466, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 639-645

  Tomlinson, Daniel P ^a   Altchek, David W ^a   Davila, Jeffrey ^a   Cordasco, Frank A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISLOCATION; FOLLOW UP; LIGAMENT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDON; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPY; DISLOCATIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449139647     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-007-0085-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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