Tibial aperture bone disruption after retrograde versus antegrade tibial tunnel drilling: A cadaveric study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 818-822

  McAdams, Timothy R ^a   Biswal, Sandip ^a   Stevens, Kathryn J ^a   Beaulieu, Christopher F ^a   Mandelbaum, Bert R ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Santa Monica Orthopedic Group   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Anterior cruciate ligament; Computed tomography; Subchondral fracture; Tibial tunnel

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSECTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA; TIBIA FRACTURE;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 50849088647     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0554-6     Document Type: Article

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