Hamstring graft size prediction: A prospective clinical evaluation

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2204-2209

  Treme, Gehron ^a   Diduch, David R ^a   Billante, Mark J ^a   Miller, Mark D ^a   Hart, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometric; Autograft; Correlation; Hamstring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TENDON GRAFT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55149115697     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508319901     Document Type: Article

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