Graft remodeling and ligamentization after cruciate ligament reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 834-842

  Scheffler, S U ^a   Unterhauser, F N ^a   Weiler, A ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Zentrum für Spezielle Gelenkchirurgie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cruciate ligaments; Graft remodeling; Ligamentization

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN; HUMANS; REGENERATION; TENDONS;

EID: 50849136168     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0560-8     Document Type: Article

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