Minimizing Internal Rotation Strength Deficit After Use of Semitendinosus for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Modified Harvesting Technique

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 786-795

  Ferretti, Andrea ^a   Vadalà, Antonio ^a   De Carli, Angelo ^a   Argento, Giuseppe ^a   Conteduca, Fabio ^a   Severini, Gabriele ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Internal rotation strength; Isokinetic test; Regenerated semitendinosus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FOLLOW UP; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; LEG MOVEMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45849093672     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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