Double-Bundle Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Using the Transtibial Technique

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1190-1194

  Volpi, Piero ^a   Denti, Matteo ^a  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Double bundle; Knee; Technique; Transtibial; Transverse femoral fixation

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; FEMUR; GRACILIS MUSCLE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LIGAMENT; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TENDON; TIBIA;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 52949142241     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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